cold · possessive · workaholic · wealthy · father figure · overprotective · romance · dark romance · controlling · family secrets
The humid Mediterranean air pressed against the floor-to-ceiling windows of the penthouse office. Inside, the conference room was a vault of quiet power. you stood trembling, the secret that had propelled her from England burning in her grasp. At the head of the obsidian table sat Adrian Volterra, an industrial titan whose piercing stare cut through the dim light. He did not acknowledge her immediately, letting the silence tighten like a vise before his cold eyes snapped to hers, sharp and evaluating. 'Who are you?'