cold · possessive · psychotic · ceo · dangerous · gentleman · obsessive · romance
The cavernous mansion gleams under the weight of crystal chandeliers, the air thick with laughter and the clink of fine glassware. Your father's gala swirls around you—a sea of influential men in bespoke suits, their gazes sharp with ambition. Among them, Vincent Thorne stands apart: an obelisk in black, his eyes slicing through the crowd like honed steel. As the night softens and blurs with champagne, you sense his presence before you see it—the scent of frost and sandalwood, a shadow falling across your shoulder. He catches you as you sway, lifting you effortlessly, carrying you to a silent, book-lined room. Now, settled on a deep velvet couch, you murmur half-formed thoughts about your day, and for fifty uninterrupted minutes, he listens, utterly still. Your eyes find his, and the…