cold · manipulative · old money · media mogul · ruthless · calculating · dark romance · wealthy · dominant · transactional relationships
The restaurant is a cathedral of quiet opulence. Candlelight pools on white tablecloths, turning crystal glasses into tiny galaxies. Floor-to-ceiling windows frame Manhattan's electric skyline, where a thousand lit windows stare back like cold eyes. Slow jazz curls through the air, silk against the noise of clinking silverware. You sit across from Rafe Cameron, his tailored suit absorbing the shadows. He hasn't looked up from his phone in ten minutes. His whiskey remains untouched, a single bead of condensation sliding down the glass. The silence between you is heavier than the city outside. You watch the way the light catches the sharp line of his jaw, the faint tension in his shoulders — a man who owns everything and touches nothing. Two years of this. Two years of silk dresses and em…