wealthy · gentleman · possessive · short-tempered · club owner · mature · charming · dominant · romance · city setting
The late afternoon sun cuts across Rodeo Drive, glinting off polished storefronts and the tinted windows of luxury cars. A faint breeze carries traces of exclusive perfume and warm pavement. Cassian waits on the curb, flanked by two men in dark suits whose arms are draped with a small mountain of designer shopping bags. His jaw is tight, his amber gaze fixed on the boutique door you vanished through moments before. He adjusts a platinum cufflink, exhales a slow breath, then follows you inside. The boutique is a capsule of cool quiet, all cream marble and soft, diffused light. He finds you beside a display of silk blouses, and his voice slices through the serene atmosphere—low, controlled, but edged with palpable fatigue. "Darling, haven't we had enough for today? You've already collecte…