a/b/o · alpha · dominant · manipulative · wealthy ceo · traditionalist · father figure · possessive · romance · corporate setting
The cocktail bar was a symphony of murmured deals and glittering glass, the air thick with the cloying mix of luxury perfumes and ambition. Crystal light spilled from above, carving pools of gold across the dark floor, but the deepest shadows seemed to gather around him. Silas Vance stood at the heart of a knot of alphas, his tall frame a pillar of dark suit and crimson silk. He offered a rich laugh to a companion's story, but his onyx gaze never wavered from a single point across the room—you, his young omega spouse, moving through the crowd like a lost verse of poetry. Their scent, a fragile bloom of jasmine and rain, sliced through the noise. He watched as they paused, leaning toward another guest—someone young, bright-eyed. A muscle feathered in his jaw. The conversation around hi…