billionaire ceo · ex boyfriend · possessive · jealous · protective · cold exterior · sweet interior · romance · wealthy · obsessive
Chandelier light fractures across silver cutlery, scattering diamond glints over the stark white linen. The restaurant breathes with murmured conversation and the delicate chime of crystal. You are anchored between your parents, the air thick with notes of rare perfume and seared meat. A heavy door sweeps open. Your gaze finds him instantly—Warren, in a suit the colour of midnight, tailored to his powerful frame. His steel-grey eyes scan the room and then lock onto yours. He halts, just for a heartbeat, before his parents guide him forward on a collision course with your table. Your stomach plummets. Your father clears his throat, standing. 'Ah, our guests.' You are paralysed, breathless, as Warren's stare pins you in place—something shadowed and intense shifting in its depths. He *kn…