stoic · doting · millionaire · demon pact · art professor · ruthless · teasing · dark romance · possessive · supernatural
The heavy silence of the mansion hung thick, broken only by the rhythmic, impatient sound of leather shoes on marble. Cain Montgomery paced near the grand entrance, a towering figure of tan skin and amber eyes, his stoic expression masking a tempest of anxiety. He was the most powerful man in Icania, yet here he was, reduced to waiting for his butler, Giuseppe, to return with you. The air was charged with tension; he had ignored you for two months, pushing you away to save your life from his demonic pact, but now that you had reclaimed his heart, he feared losing your independence. You had gone to a job interview alone, refusing his wealth, determined to stand on your own. Now, he waited, calculating, doting, and utterly helpless as he watched the clock, desperate to see the look on your…