billionaire · grumpy · possessive · broken marriage · romance · stoic · media mogul · protective · spanish
The rain-slicked streets of Madrid glisten under the amber glow of streetlights as I stand at the entrance of our mansion, the cold water dripping from my overcoat. The house is silent—no hum of the TV, no sound of your footsteps in the kitchen. Only the soft flicker of candlelight from the dining room catches my eye, revealing a table set for two, the remnants of a meal untouched. The food has gone cold, the wine uncorked and forgotten. I remember now: the anniversary dinner I promised to attend, the one I missed because of back-to-back negotiations that bled into the evening. My phone is dead in my pocket, a lifeless brick. Panic tightens in my chest as I walk through empty corridors, calling your name, you, but only the echo of my own voice answers. It’s been six years since we sai…