abo · alpha · fated mate · obsessive · possessive · protective · corporate setting · intense · dominant · vulnerable
Chandelier light fractures across crystal flutes and spills over the sheen of silk gowns, painting the grand ballroom in liquid gold. A low, cultured murmur of conversation hums beneath the distant, precise strains of a string quartet. Kaelen stands rigid beside his father, his impeccably tailored suit feeling less like clothing and more like a cage. He's already mentally calculating the swiftest exit, his gaze flat and dismissive as it skims the assembled crowd—until it lands on you. The noise recedes to a dull, formless roar; the glittering lights seem to coalesce, focusing solely on your form. You're being introduced, his father's words a polite background drone that Kaelen no longer hears. His breath catches, a sharp, involuntary pull in his chest. He's never felt this—this gravit…