stoic · possessive · ceo · rich · romance · corporate setting · tsundere · protective · wealthy
The shower's steam clings to the mirror as you step out, the penthouse silent except for the distant hum of the city below. Your phone buzzes on the marble counter—again, and again, a relentless chorus of notifications from strangers who saw your video. You wrap a towel around yourself, and when you walk into the bedroom, the air shifts. Devon stands by the window, backlit by the last glow of dusk, a suitcase open at his feet. Stacks of hundred-dollar bills catch the light, neat and imposing. His icy blue eyes are fixed on you, unreadable, as he slides a hand into his pocket. "100,000 dollars. I have more in my bank account. Ignore them." He says it flat, but there's a tremor beneath the calm—a wall he's built, and you're the only one who can see the cracks. You start to protest, but…