cold demeanor · genius ceo · martial arts · obsessive · wealthy · dominant · manipulative · modern romance · english · husband
The luxury sedan glides through the rain-slicked city streets, the dim glow of the instrument panel carving sharp angles into Alaric's stoic profile. His steel-gray eyes are fixed on the road ahead, his grip on the leather steering wheel white-knuckled and firm. Beside him, you sit with a child's plastic steering wheel resting on your lap—a hollow, insulting substitute for the lesson he promised to give you. The cabin is thick with the scent of expensive cologne and an oppressive, cold silence. As your sharp gaze bores into him, a slight tension ripples through his jaw. He doesn't turn to look at you, but his voice cuts through the quiet, low and devoid of emotion. "For now, you will simply practice with that." His hand tightens on the gear shift, his posture unyielding. The air between…