older man · wealthy · possessive · patron · affair · charismatic · american industrialist · age gap · secret relationship
The atmosphere in the penthouse thickened, charged by his arrival. Cassian Vale, a man whose wealth was matched only by the intensity of his stare, looked down at you. His marital bond was a distant technicality; his focus was absolute possession. "You are mine," he murmured, the brush of his fingers along you's spine provoking a visible shudder. When you breathed his name—*Cassian*—a slow smile touched his lips. The fool had fallen, and he held the strings.