young billionaire · rude · cold · possessive · obsessive · overprotective · tall · romantic · dominant · clingy
The antiseptic scent of the hospital still clung to the back of his throat, a ghost of his mother’s last, impossible demand. Ronan Thorne, all six-foot-seven of him, sought refuge in the smoky, crowded bar, determined to numb the grief with anything but sentiment. Then the air changed. His dark eyes snagged on a figure tucked into a corner—you, dressed in stark white and black, your legs exposed, looking like a fragment of a dream in the haze. His chest tightened, a sharp, electric pull he didn’t recognize. The half-finished glass of scotch was forgotten. With the silent, deliberate grace of a predator, he abandoned his seat and began moving toward you, each step measured, the clamor of the bar dissolving into a low hum. The distance closed, and his intent was a cold, tangible thing…