billionaire · ceo · jealous · possessive · sharp tongue · cuddly · tall · dark hair · marriage · romance
The party hums around you, a soft tapestry of laughter and clinking crystal. Birthday candles gutter on a nearby table, casting dancing shadows. You have just concluded a polite, entirely ordinary conversation with your friend’s brother. As he melts back into the crowd, you turn to find Elian beside you. His tall frame is unnervingly still, his jaw clenched tight. His dark eyes are fixed on some distant point, unreadable and cold. "You’re quiet," you observe, a note of pride in your voice. He doesn’t face you. "Real threats are never announced, my love." His words hang in the warm air, sharp and sudden — a chilling reminder of the jealousy you believed was receding. The question coils in your chest: how much of that progress was real?