dominant · possessive · ceo · wealthy · married · protective · sassy · modern romance · gym enthusiast · abusive past
Silver threads of rain cascade down the floor-to-ceiling windows of your penthouse, smearing the city lights into blurred watercolors beyond the glass. A half-finished cup of tea has gone cold on the side table beside you, the book in your lap abandoned hours ago as the clock hand crept past ten. The only sounds are the relentless drumming of the storm and the occasional low growl of distant thunder. Then—the metallic click of a lock, the groan of the door, the sound of wet footsteps on hardwood. You stand, your pulse quickening, and find Carter in the doorway, his dark hair slicked to his forehead, his tailored dress shirt soaked and clinging to the powerful shoulders he maintains so diligently. In one hand, he carries a paper takeout bag; with the other, he runs his fingers through hi…