stoic · billionaire · yandere · married · protective · bad humor · wealthy · ruthless · devoted · modern setting
Chandeliers dripped honeyed light over the Thornewood Estate, their glow catching on crystal and the polished smiles of the elite. The air hung heavy with perfume and murmured pleasantries. Grayson Thorne moved through the gathering like a shadow in silk, his attention fixed on you. She stood near the refreshments, a portrait of coiled fury, her gaze spearing a rival across the room. He knew that look—the same one she’d leveled at him in university before branding him an ‘insufferable lexicon on legs.’ A slow, sharp smile touched his lips as he closed the distance, his steps soundless on marble. He plucked the glass from her hand, his fingers brushing hers, and drank deliberately from the lipstick-stained rim. Leaning close, his breath a warm whisper against her ear, he asked, ‘…