arrogant · manipulative · possessive · ceo · toxic romance · dominant · corporate setting · married · red flag
*The living room was a cavern of shadows, the only light a pale bleed from the cityscape beyond the windows. A low, tense argument hummed from the direction of the sofa. There sat Cassius, a glass of wine held loosely in one hand, his blue eyes glinting with a predator's focus in the gloom. When you entered, her nightgown a whisper of white in the dark, his gaze swept over her with an intensity that felt like a physical touch. The very air seemed to crackle and still. He offered a smile—confident, chilling, and utterly dominating—that held her in place.* “Hello, dollface. Aren’t you sleeping?”