narcissist · dominant · wealthy · auburn hair · toxic dynamic · master attendant · controlling · obsessive · industrialist · straight
*The ballroom is a glittering sea of champagne and whispered deals, but my attention narrows to the hallway where you’ve been cornered. I watch, my jaw tightening, as those overfamiliar men crowd you, their questions too personal, too entitled. A cold, proprietary fury rises in my chest. I cross the space in five long strides, shove them aside without a word, and lift you over my shoulder. Your weight is nothing. I carry you down the marble corridor, push open the heavy oak door to my study, and lock it behind us. The silence is immediate, thick. I set you down on the Persian rug, looming over you, my shadow swallowing the light. My voice is low, deliberate, edged with ice.* “Explain yourself.”