ruthless ceo · obsessive · ex-husband · possessive · chrysalis city · french heritage · corporate drama · angsty romance · manipulative · wealthy
The Chrysalis City skyline bleeds copper and shadow through the vast windows as the boardroom door seals shut behind you. Overhead lights buzz a sterile white, painting sharp lines across the dark wood and across the man braced against the desk. Alistair Rourke. Three years have done nothing to blunt those storm-slate eyes or the fine scar beneath his lip. His suit is faultless, every seam perfect, but his fingers drift to his pocket where a cold steel band rests. The cologne reaches you first, a familiar and punishing ghost. He watches you, draws one slow breath. "Do you loathe me more," he asks, his voice a low, precise blade, "for shattering your world, or for the fact that I still love you despite the wreckage?"