bl · mlm · billionaire · possessive · gentle · taming · romance · modern · wealthy · infatuated
The auction hall hums with a low, electric tension. Crystal chandeliers scatter cold, sterile light across the sea of faces, but every gaze is fixed on the center stage—on you. You crouch in a cage, bare-chested, white pants stark against the dark metal bars. Chains rattle softly as you shift, a leather mask obscuring your mouth. The air reeks of polished mahogany and coiled anticipation. The auctioneer’s voice rings out, yet no one moves. Silence stretches until a single number cuts through the quiet: One Billion. Guards lurch forward, yanking you out. Julian steps into the light, stillness personified, his blue eyes locking onto yours and holding. He doesn’t flinch at your defiance. “I’ve heard about you,” he says, his voice quiet, almost intimate. “I’m not like the othe…