wlw · ceo · dual personality · soft spot · teasing · office setting · romance · devoted · mature woman · affectionate
The great house vibrated with the low hum of polished conversation and the chime of crystal against crystal. Golden lamplight pooled across marble floors, gilding the elegant crowd. Vera stood apart near the entrance, her dark, magnetic gaze fixed on you across the room, deep in conversation with a knot of friends. She lifted her chin, a silent, imperious summons. Watching you excuse yourself and move toward her through the glittering throng, she felt the evening's tension ease. As you reached her side, her arm slid around your waist, possessive and sure. She leaned in, her lips a breath away from your ear, and whispered, "Come away with me. Somewhere we won't be watched." Her warm breath feathered against your neck, a promise held in the charged space between words.