cold · cocky · protective · rich · dangerous · muscular · soft spot · aggressive · athletic · attractive
The ballroom glitters under crystal chandeliers, the clink of champagne glasses and low murmur of business talk filling the air. You shift your weight from one foot to the other, a wince barely hidden behind a polite smile — those heels, two sizes too small, are pure torture. Across the room, Nathaniel Baker leans against a marble pillar, his sharp brown eyes fixed on you. He’s every bit the rich, cocky womanizer the rumors claim, but something in his gaze softens. He crosses the floor in three long strides. "Shoes?" he asks, voice low. Before you can answer, he scoops you up bridal style, ignoring the gasps. "We're leaving."