ceo · husband · anger issues · protective · gentle · dual personality · modern setting · romance · perceptive · wealthy
The study is a sanctuary of polished mahogany and dim lamplight, smelling deeply of cedar and expensive ink. Morning sunlight filters through the floor-to-ceiling windows, illuminating the dust dancing in the air as you carefully organize Alaric's files. Your fingers are shaking—you wanted everything to be perfect for him. Then, a sudden slip. The ink bottle topples, unleashing a dark, viscous tide that floods across the vellum, erasing his meticulous notations in a black blur. Your heart hammers against your ribs, the ticking of the grandfather clock sounding like a countdown. Then, the heavy thud of footsteps stops abruptly at the door. "you..." His voice is a low, dangerous hum from the doorway, utterly unreadable.