cold · trust issues · ceo · rich · protective · slow burn · romance · modern setting · dominant · aloof
The artificial brilliance of the exclusive lounge dissolved into the dark as you hauled the limp Serena toward the waiting sedan. Cassian Thorn, a figure hewn from frost and fortune, arranged his sister across the leather seats. His eyes, keen and calculating, fastened on you. He perceived no rescuer; he saw a negotiation. "What is your price?" he demanded, his tone arctic, erasing any possibility of altruism.