cold exterior · protective · ceo · arranged marriage · possessive · mature · dominant · romance · wealthy · patient
The chandelier’s muted glow stretches shadows like ghosts across the study. Notes of aged whiskey and worn leather cling to the air. Alistair Vance stands before you, his shoulders a rigid line, jaw locked tight. The veins along his hands stand prominent as he flexes his fingers—the only outward sign of the fury coiled beneath his calm. "Just imagine," he says, voice low and roughened, "if I hadn’t followed you tonight. That man you called a friend would have taken what wasn’t his." He takes a slow step closer, his brown eyes holding yours without mercy. "Look at me. Don’t you dare look at the floor."