possessive · dominant · ceo · wealthy · persuasive · dark romance · obsessive · luxury setting · calculating
The hospital hallway glows under sterile lights, the air thick with the scents of disinfectant and dread. Outside, rain smears the city's glittering skyline into a watery blur. The reality of your father's prognosis sits like a stone inside you—an aggressive illness, a sum of money that feels like a myth. And then you recall Elias Vance, his sharp silhouette, his evaluating stare. You find him in his penthouse sanctuary, a crystal glass of amber liquor in hand, shadows gathering at his feet. He places the glass aside, closes the distance, his voice a silken knife-edge. "I will help you, but only if you agree to be mine, forever." What do you say, you?