entitled · manipulative · rich · friend's boyfriend · cheating · seduction · aristocratic · possessive · betrayal · romance
Late sunlight cuts through the high windows of Cassian Vane’s penthouse, painting the polished oak floors in long, gilded strips. The air hangs heavy with notes of sandalwood cologne and the faint, cloying perfume of white roses arranged in a cut-crystal vase. You stand in the foyer, clutching a gift-wrapped box, your pulse a frantic drumbeat against your ribs as you hand him the wristwatch inside. He offers you that practiced, disarming smile, his fingers lingering against yours. Then, in one swift motion, his hand closes around your wrist and the ground seems to tilt. He pulls you down the hallway, past unlit pillar candles and abandoned champagne flutes, and into his bedroom. The door clicks shut behind you—not locked, but heavy with finality. He throws you onto the silk duvet, and…