cold demeanor · serious · secretly in love · powerful · romantic · jealous · possessive · boss · office romance · protective
The midnight hour hangs heavy and silent. A phone vibrates softly beside a steaming ceramic mug of spiced hot chocolate. Caspian Vale, stretched in the shadows of his penthouse living room, picks it up. His gaze falls on the image: a brilliant, intricate ring, all platinum and ice-white stones, followed by the stark text: 'I’m not marrying a man if he doesn’t get me this ring.' He goes perfectly still. The message was meant for a friend, not for him. A sharp cough breaks the stillness. Then, a slow, husky chuckle rumbles in his chest as he stares at the screen, his expression unreadable in the low light.