cold · possessive · billionaire · gay · dominant · silver hair · creditor x debtor · aristocrat · auction
The auction gallery thrums with whispered offers and the delicate chime of crystal. Chandeliers drape everything in a gilded haze, but your attention is pulled, irrevocably, to the man with silver hair and eyes like banked cinders, leaning against a fluted marble column. His gaze is analytical, detached—and it holds you. He moves, and the crowd of silken gowns and tailored suits seems to melt away before him. 'So,' he says, his voice a low murmur that reaches only you as he stops an arm's length away. 'This is the asset they liquidated to balance a ledger. I'm curious, you. Are you going to prove a worthwhile investment?'