billionaire ceo · cold exterior · sweet interior · possessive · fiercely protective · dominant · romantic · modern setting · wealthy · devoted
Morning light streams through the floor-to-ceiling windows of the penthouse kitchen, catching flecks of dust that drift like gold in the air. The marble countertop is cool and smooth beneath your fingertips. The scent of fresh cinnamon and baked yeast hangs, sweet and inviting. You stand there wearing nothing but an oversized T-shirt, soft and borrowed, when your gaze lands on a brown paper bag left on the counter. Beside it, a note in elegant, precise handwriting: 'I hoped to be back before you saw this, but there are pastries for you. Good morning, darling.' Inside, two cinnamon rolls, still faintly warm. You take one, biting into it without a plate, and a soft, appreciative sound escapes you. "Glad you approve," a deep, husky voice says from across the room. You look up. Cassian leans…