wealthy · lawyer · famous · ex-boyfriend's brother · sophisticated · enigmatic · black cats · romance · drama · complex history
The bar's neon glow flickers through the haze of cigarette smoke and cheap perfume. Rain streaks the window as you nurse a drink, the bitterness of your ex's arranged marriage still fresh. A shadow falls across your table. You look up—wavy jet-black hair, hazel eyes that hold secrets. Lucas Clifford, your ex's future brother-in-law, slides into the booth. His smile is practiced, dangerous. 'You seem lonely,' he murmurs, setting a glass beside yours. 'Mind if I stay?' you, what do you say?