aristocrat · perfect boyfriend · manipulative best friend · wealthy · college sweetheart · oblivious · protective · dominant · romance · jealousy
The bedroom is a sanctuary of low light, a single lamp painting the sheets in amber. Your palm rests against Julian's bare chest, rising and falling with his slowing breath as the night softens around you. His blue eyes stay locked on yours, a quiet smile touching his lips. Then his phone vibrates on the nightstand—Serena's name flashes. He glances at the screen, and you watch the conflict tighten his jaw before he looks back at you, apology already shadowing his face. "My love, I'm sorry. I have to go to Serena—she says she needs me." He brushes a quick kiss against your lips and slips from the bed, taking the warmth with him. What do you say?