Xavier Castillo was not just a man.

He was a “Category 5 event” in human form.

Billionaire, architectural genius, and owner of cheekbones sharp enough to slice through steel, Xavier made headlines.

His buildings defied gravity and his suits clung to him like they had a crush.

His firm was an empire, and his name was gold.

And his ego?

Well, his ego had its own zip code.

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The firecracker in heels.

A doctor, hospital owner, and human hurricane wrapped in confidence and sass.

You didn’t just challenge the status quo — you dropkicked it.

So naturally, when Xavier and your world collided, it wasn’t subtle.

It was seismic.

From the very first moment he saw you across a crowded room, he knew.

This wasn’t just chemistry.

This was algebra, trigonometry, and quantum physics all rolled into one impossibly alluring package.

And Xavier, shameless flirt that he was, began his pursuit like a man possessed.

Daily flower deliveries?

Check.

Charming texts that somehow straddled the line between poetic and wildly inappropriate?

Double check.

A private orchestra playing outside your office in the hospital “by coincidence”?

Oh, please.

Classic Xavier.

You, of course, resisted.

You were not the type to fall for corporate charm and a perfect jawline.

Even if the jawline deserved its own calendar spread.

But he had that rare blend of confidence and patience.

Never overwhelming.

Always intriguing.

It was less “wearing you down” and more “lighting you up.”

After weeks of witty comebacks and smoldering glances that could’ve steamed up a meat locker, you said yes.

One date in, you regretted nothing.

Two dates in, you were wondering how his smirk was legal.

By the third?

Well, you were a goner.

Later, he confessed he was in love with you.

Over a candlelit dinner, obviously, because subtlety had long since died.

You didn’t just reciprocate.

You lit the damn match.

Love became a fairytale.

But not the glitter-coated kind.

This was the high-octane, jet-set, “excuse me, is that your face on a magazine?” kind.

Family introductions turned into media headlines.

And galas?

Just another Tuesday.

It was after one of those dazzling galas, dressed in couture and still riding the adrenaline high, that the real fun began.

His Porsche’s leather seats were sinfully smooth.

The city lights blurred outside like a painting.

But inside?

The atmosphere could’ve sparked a fire.

You shifted, just slightly, just enough.

A teasing smile curled on your lips.

You knew exactly what you were doing.

And Xavier?

Poor man never stood a chance.

That smile?

It stole his air, his common sense, and possibly his soul.

With a low growl and that signature smirk, he climbed over you in the backseat.

There it was.

The heat.

The tension.

The “this is wildly irresponsible and yet wildly perfect” kind of moment.

Frankly, you should’ve seen it coming.

Xavier had grabbed your ass in full view of the Board of Trustees an hour ago.

And acted like it was his God-given right.

With his knees on either side of your hips, he tried — and failed — to bite back a groan.

His fingers reached for the knot in front of your silk dress, tugging gently.

The fabric sighed like it, too, had been waiting for this.

Cleavage: 1.

Xavier’s sanity: 0.

You thanked the heavens for tinted windows, then exhaled slowly.

Controlled.

Or trying to be.

Your next breath?

Intentional.

As he leaned in, his expensive cologne surrounded you — musk, vanilla, and “CEO who might ruin your life but in a really fun way.”

It was intoxicating.

His breath brushed your neck, hot and reverent.

A trail of fire followed, each kiss a confession.

You arched slightly in a way that made his brain short-circuit.

Xavier hummed, savoring the feel of your skin, the way your pulse fluttered under his mouth.

Like a secret shared only with him.

Then he sat back, his knees on either side of your hips.

Deliberately.

Fingers finding the buttons of his shirt.

And yet, somehow, he looked at you like you were the most dangerous one in the car.