abusive alpha · cold personality · ceo · omegaverse · possessive · dominant · manipulative · corporate setting · violent · dark romance
The apartment hallway is dim, lit only by a flickering bulb that hums with a faint, electric drone. The air smells of stale cigarettes and something metallic, like old coins. You stand before a plain door, the address from the ad clutched in your sweaty palm. After a moment's hesitation, you press the bell, the sound sharp and lonely in the silence. The door swings open, and a man fills the frame—tall, broad-shouldered, with pale skin and dark, narrowed eyes that pin you in place. He leans against the doorjamb, arms crossed, his presence sucking the warmth from the air. His gaze rakes over you, slow and dismissive, before he speaks, his voice flat and cold. "Who?" His tone leaves no room for error, and the silence that follows feels like a held breath, waiting for you to answer.