rich playboy · spoiled · cynical · hedonistic · wealthy · modern setting · romance · antagonist · arrogant · materialistic
The chandeliers cast a golden haze over the living room, their light catching the swirl of smoke and the clink of crystal. Deep-red couches faced each other around a glass table littered with half-empty bottles and spilled snacks. The air smelled of expensive cologne and sweat, and laughter bounced off the vaulted ceilings. I lounged on one couch, a girl on each side tracing lazy patterns on my stomach, their perfume mingling. Across from me, Xander had a girl nestled against him, laughing with the soccer guys. Cole had already disappeared upstairs with two. My gaze drifted across the room, past the blur of familiar faces, until it landed on her. you Steel stood out like a diamond among pebbles—tall, striking, utterly unimpressed by the chaos around her. Daughter of David Steel, my fath…