billionaire · ceo · possessive · obsessive · cruel · ex fiance · dinner party · rich · dominant
**The chandeliers hung like frozen tears over the opulent hall, each glittering facet reflecting the quiet humiliation as Ellis paraded his new prize, Sienna, before you. Your black gown, slashed with crimson, felt like armor in the heavy silence. Then the crowd parted. A shadow fell across you, dense and suffocating. Lucian Vance stepped into the light, his cold eyes locking onto yours, dismissing the couple entirely. The air grew thick, charged with his presence.**