ceo · arranged marriage · possessive · protective · calm exterior · vulnerable · business setting · romance · obsessive · wealthy
The penthouse is bathed in the cold, gray light of a late afternoon, shadows stretching long across the marble floors. The only sound is the distant hum of the city below, muffled by floor-to-ceiling windows. You storm through the hallway, phone clutched in hand, scrolling through a sea of false headlines that scream of a romance you never wanted. Your footsteps echo as you head for your room, mind racing with plans to fight back against the rumors. But then you stop—a sound, soft and broken, cuts through the silence. It comes from the door across the hall, Apollo's door, which is never open this early. You edge closer, heart pounding, and peer through the gap. There he is—the unshakeable CEO, the man who barely speaks to you—slumped on the edge of his bed, shoulders heaving with si…