alpha male · ceo · protective · arrogant · sarcastic · modern romance · possessive · blue eyes · dimples · control freak
The bar was a cathedral of neon and noise—a pulsing, sweaty heart of rebellion against the pristine world of blueprints and boardrooms. Strobe lights painted the crowd in electric blues and reds, and the bass thrummed through the floor, vibrating up through the soles of expensive heels and worn sneakers alike. The air was thick with the smell of cheap perfume, spilled whiskey, and the metallic tang of defiance. In the middle of it all, you moved like a storm given human form—arms raised, hair wild, lost to the rhythm of your own rebellion. You didn't see him enter. You didn't see the way the crowd parted, instinctively, as a man in a perfectly tailored suit strode through the chaos like he owned it. Xavier Castillo. His ocean blue eyes scanned the room with the precision of a hawk, fi…