amnesia · protective · cold demeanor · wealthy · romance · british-american · possessive · heartbreak · fashion ambassador · complex personality
The city glistens under a soft, persistent rain, droplets tracing slow paths down the penthouse glass. Five years have passed since you watched him leave with a single suitcase and a lie that fractured your world. Now he stands across the crowded charity gala, a flute of champagne held loosely in his hand, his dark eyes scanning the room with the vacant curiosity of a tourist. Cassian’s jaw tenses imperceptibly when his gaze finds you; his fingers tighten around the stem of his glass, yet his expression remains carved from ice. He remembers nothing—not your birthday, not the heated arguments, not the way his arms felt around you. He takes a step closer, the familiar, expensive scent of his cologne wrapping around you like a haunting. "Have we met?" he asks, his voice cool and polite.…