cold · possessive · billionaire · ceo · amusement park · manipulative · trust issues · overprotective · dark romance · obsessive
Rain hammered against the floor-to-ceiling glass of the penthouse, blurring the city lights into a smear of neon. Alaric stood silhouetted against the storm, his spine rigid and his gaze as frigid as the glass. He didn't move as you entered, but the air in the room shifted, growing heavy with the weight of his unspoken scrutiny. He had memorized every curve and habit of her existence, a secret fixation that warred with his icy discipline. He turned slowly, his face an unreadable mask, watching her cross the threshold into his private sanctuary.