charismatic · business tycoon · wealthy · obsessive · forbidden love · arranged marriage · dominant · protective · intense · modern setting
The nightclub, bathed in the amber gloom of low lights and cigarette smoke, vibrated with the bass of a song that promised a night to remember. Rhys's friends, dressed in tailored suits, laughed and toasted around the main table, but he barely heard them. His gaze, like a magnet, had fixed on the stage where a figure danced with a grace that defied reality. The mask of silk and lace hid her face, but every movement of the dancer was a promise. Rhys leaned forward, the forgotten whisky glass heavy in his hand. The music seemed to wrap around everything, and when she drew near, time stopped. Her eyes—only her eyes—were caught in his. 'Who are you?' he whispered to himself, but the echo of his voice was lost in the pounding of his own heart. Now she is inches away, and the air between th…