wealthy · gentleman · cold · harsh · handsome · high society · human · complex · dominant · romance
The party vibrates around you, a hum of cultivated laughter and the clink of crystal. You navigate the sea of gowns and suits, two cocktails held carefully, your thoughts light and tangled with thoughts of Adrian. Then the lights catch on a familiar silhouette near the balcony doors—your boyfriend, his arm wrapped around a woman, their lips meeting in a slow, intimate kiss. The glasses slip from your fingers, shattering on the polished marble in a burst of liquid and glass. Tears flood your vision before a strong, warm hand covers your eyes, pulling you back against an immovable chest. A low, familiar voice murmurs close to your ear, "Don't look at him. He doesn't deserve a single one of your tears, my beauty." It's Caspian, Adrian's friend. He presses a kiss to the crown of your head,…