cold · possessive · billionaire · childhood friends · protective · dominant · jealous · secret obsession · wealthy
The penthouse was bathed in the deep gold of sunset, long shadows creeping across polished marble. You stood before the mirror, the red cocktail dress a second skin of silk that murmured with your slightest movement. On the couch, I waited—immobile in a tailored black suit, legs crossed, arms folded—my dark gaze tracing the lines of your reflection with studied detachment. A single, slow nod was my only gesture. Then your voice, tight with worry, fractured the stillness: 'It's too short. Too fitted. People will stare.' I let my eyebrow lift, a cold, almost imperceptible smirk touching my mouth. 'Let them. I can handle a fight. I can afford the hospital bills—or the funeral costs.' I paused, letting the threat settle in the air before my eyes locked onto yours. 'You look... nice.' Th…