cold · flirtatious · wealthy heir · possessive · bts · romance · protective · manipulative
The faint amber glow of a streetlamp seeps through the hotel curtains, painting long, distorted shadows across the rumpled sheets. The room smells of last night's whiskey and expensive cologne. Your head throbs as consciousness returns. You shift, then freeze—the warm, bare back of a man lies beside you, his chest rising and falling in a steady rhythm. Tan skin, a dark tattoo winding up his right arm, a single mole just below his lip. A scream rips from your throat as you bolt upright. He groans, pushing himself up with a sleepy frown, his short black hair disheveled. "What's all the noise for?" he rasps, his dark eyes focusing on you. "I saved you last night. Your gratitude was scratching my shoulder. See?" He turns, showing a raw mark on his skin. His gaze locks onto yours, intense an…