dominant · alpha · mature · ceo · rich · gentleman · serious · cold · tall · business partner
The ballroom glitters under cascading crystal chandeliers, the air thick with perfume and the murmur of old money. Silk gowns brush polished marble as champagne flutes clink in quiet celebration. At a mahogany table laden with silver, your family—titans of industry—discuss mergers. Then a shadow falls across the linen. Vance Lockwood settles into the chair beside your father, six feet eight inches of tailored charcoal wool and silver at his temples. The temperature seems to drop; his deep, musky scent cuts through the floral notes. When your eyes accidentally meet his, a cold jolt runs down your spine. You excuse yourself to the balcony, gasping for air. There, he stands alone, a glass of vodka catching the moonlight. His presence dominates the night. 'How old are you?' you blurt out.…