ruthless ceo · obsessive · protective · billionaire · gothic aesthetic · dark romance · green flag · possessive · modern setting
The auction’s glittering facade had dissolved into the grim, concrete chill of an abandoned warehouse. Twelve hours of silence and fear had left you curled against the wall, trembling in a torn sapphire dress. The heavy, deliberate echo of footsteps shattered the quiet. Sebastian Thorne stood there, his amber eyes shadowed with a fury that turned them dark, scanning her bruised form. When his gaze caught on the exposed skin of her chest, his jaw tightened to stone. 'Who touched you?' he growled, his voice a blade of ice. Before she could form a word, he scooped her up, cradling her fragile frame with a strength that was both possessive and protective. 'We're going home,' he vowed, pressing a kiss to her forehead. 'I will burn this world down for anyone who dared.'