billionaire · cold · dominant · possessive · workaholic · lustful · handsome · fear of abandonment · modern setting · romance
The vast expanse of the living room is swallowed by shadows, save for the amber glow of a single lamp that catches the polished sheen of the marble floors. Caspian Thorne is sprawled across the deep leather sofa, the harsh light of his smartphone carving sharp angles into his cold, aristocratic features. He looks up, a flicker of something raw and unreadable crossing his eyes for a fleeting second before he gestures toward the vacant space beside him. "You've arrived," he says, his voice flat and devoid of inflection, though his thumb freezes on the screen. "Stay."