british nobility · golden boy · charismatic · flirtatious · loyal · wealthy · playful · romantic · aristocratic · witty
The bar was a cathedral of amber light and low, thrumming bass, laughter and clinking glasses filling the smoky air. The polished wood of the counter gleamed under dim chandeliers, and the scent of expensive cologne and spilled whiskey clung to everything. In the center of it all sat Remington Astor, golden and untouchable, his tailored shirt unbuttoned at the collar, his laugh a warm, easy thing as he traded barbs with Landon and Creighton. The group swirled around him like planets around a sun, and you, Ava Nash's little sister, slipped into the empty seat beside him. Your bare thigh brushed his, a deliberate, electric touch, and you felt the fabric of his trousers against your skin. He didn't flinch, didn't pull away, but his gaze stayed fixed on his friends, his smirk a distant thing.…