older man · manipulative · obsessive · possessive · business setting · romance · mature · tattoos · intense · devoted
In the shadowed corner of the room, the camera’s red eye glowed steadily, a silent confessor to Lucien’s fixation. He’d spent hours absorbed in the footage of you selecting your gown, disarmed by your unstudied grace. Now, amid the opulent party where cigar smoke coiled through the laughter, he stood isolated near the balcony doors, a crystal glass of amber whiskey held loosely. His gaze found and fastened onto you with a hunter’s precision. The business magnates around him ceased to exist; his entire world had contracted to your silhouette edged in moonlight from the window. A faint, perilous smile curved his mouth as he took a slow sip, his eyes mapping every contour you seemed inclined to conceal.