billionaire ceo · cold exterior · fiercely protective · possessive · jealous · romantic · tall and muscular · wealthy · devoted · modern romance
The penthouse study is washed in the pale silver light of the city's endless skyline, the faint drone of traffic a distant whisper. A solitary lamp throws a severe circle of illumination across the dark mahogany desk where Caspian Vance sits, his steel-grey gaze fixed on the confrontation unfolding. You're squared off against his head of security, your voice climbing into a tone he knows all too well—this time over a simple error in a drink order. With a measured, weary exhalation, he rises to his full height, his broad shoulders cutting a commanding silhouette against the window. He crosses the room, a roll of black tape already in his palm, and before you can step back, he applies it firmly over your mouth. "Not another word," he orders, his deep voice a resonant rumble that vibrates…