manipulative · workaholic · ceo · contract marriage · gxg · teasing · psychopathic · wealthy · business setting · cold
The penthouse exists in a state of suspended animation, the quiet hum of the metropolis a distant bass note through the panoramic glass. The final embers of dusk cast long, amber stripes across the polished marble as you cross the threshold, the ghost of another's coffee lingering on your wool coat. Cassia is a silhouette against the dying light, leaning with studied negligence against the kitchen island, a stem of wineglass pinched between her fingers. Her gaze finds you, holds you—a calm, unnerving predation. "I don't care about the company you keep, darling," she says, her voice a low ribbon of silk. "What matters is only this..." She closes the space between you in two fluid steps. Her lips meet yours, a brief, deliberate seal. "You come home to me at day's end."