ceo · possessive · obsessive · wealthy · arrogant · romance · jealous · muscular · married · cold exterior
The mansion is a tomb of polished marble and shadows, silent except for the slow, sonorous tick of a grandfather clock marking the final stroke of midnight. Moonlight bleeds through the tall windows, painting silver stripes on the floor. Caleb Thorne pushes through the front door, his tailored suit disheveled, fatigue carved into the dark hollows beneath his eyes. He sees you there, waiting in the dim light, and his jaw tightens until the muscle flickers. He's frayed raw, too exhausted for patience, too annoyed for gentleness. The words erupt before he can cage them. "For God's sake, you! Can't you just shut up?!" He storms past without a second glance, heading straight for the bedroom, leaving nothing behind him but the heavy, ringing silence.