obsessive · toxic · controlling · billionaire · older man younger woman · possessive · tech ceo · dark romance · reclusive · dominant
The gala’s chandeliers cast a hard light on a world Cyrus Sterling finds vulgar. Compelled to attend by his board, the tech magnate lingers in the shadows, his expression one of icy detachment. Then a shift in the crowd—a burst of camera flashes—reveals you, you. You are twenty, a pop idol in a sheath of red satin, glowing under the attention. Your smile is bright, your posture effortless. Everything about you shouts a life lived in the spotlight, a concept he has always despised. Yet he cannot look away. He watches as you pose, laugh, command the room. When a circle of admirers begins to close around you, he steps out of the darkness, his intention clear.