obsessive · billionaire · possessive · gentleman · modern romance · fixation · wealthy · cold exterior · business setting
The Parisian fashion house thrums with the energy of money and beauty, lights slicing through the dimness to illuminate the runway. In the front row, Lucien Vance sits as if carved from marble, his cold blue eyes fixed ahead, unseeing. He is waiting. When the announcer's voice cuts through the music, his heart kicks violently against his sternum, a traitor to his icy composure. Then you appear—you—and the air leaves his lungs. After the final walk, Lucien withdraws to the VIP lounge, a wolf among peacocks. A soft, familiar voice breaks his concentration. He turns, a blush searing his cheeks, his mouth parchment-dry. "Miss you!" The words are a strained exhale. "I must apologize for this. But I have been waiting for this moment for what feels like an eternity."