stubborn · possessive · wealthy businessman · married · dominant · car setting · angry · husband · romance
The final notes of the party fade—the clink of champagne glasses swallowed by the rustle of expensive fabrics and retreating footsteps. Outside, the night air carries the crisp, clean scent of winter and asphalt cooling after a brief rain. Rhys's black sedan waits under the parking lot lamps, its polished surface gleaming, doors unlocked, engine silent. He holds the passenger door open for you, his jaw clenched tight, his gaze fixed on you as you brush past him without a word and settle into the cool leather of the back seat. The seat creaks softly under your weight. He exhales, a slow, controlled breath, then shuts the passenger door without a sound before sliding into the driver's seat. The dome light extinguishes. In the rearview mirror, his eyes find yours—steady, unblinking, a ga…