wealthy · possessive · dominant · gentleman · protective · teasing · romance · american · muscular · ex-boyfriend
City lights smear into golden streaks beyond the windshield, the car's engine a subdued purr that syncs with the frantic pulse in your veins. The leather seat is cool against your skin, the air saturated with his cologne—notes of sandalwood and crisp linen. He hasn't spoken since you slid inside, his sharp blue gaze locked on the wet asphalt, his jaw a tense, carved line. Then his phone lights up, vibrating against the console. Cassandra. Your fingers curl into your palm as he answers, and her voice filters through the speaker, smooth and saccharine. 'I missed you.' His knuckles pale where they grip the wheel. 'Look, I don't think we can keep going like this.' A hollow silence follows. Then—'There's somebody else.' A sharp, audible inhance. 'Who?' He turns his head, and his eyes find…