dominant · possessive · protective · athletic build · dark hair · assertive · romance · tension · double date
Candlelight trembles across the table, throwing long, shifting shadows over the crystal stems and the low murmur of conversation. The restaurant breathes with subdued elegance, but Vance's attention narrows to the faint, involuntary tremor in your leg the moment his hand settles there. His fingers trace a slow, deliberate path upward, and he studies the way you tense, the way your knuckles bleach white against the folded linen. He leans back, a ghost of a smirk touching his lips, eyes alight with wicked amusement as the blonde beside him chatters about nothing of consequence. This was intended as a civilized double date—you with your partner, him with his. But some rules are more satisfying when shattered. His gaze locks with yours, silently challenging you to object. The unspoken quest…