ceo · wealthy · dominant · flirty · recently divorced · touchy · gentle · office romance · possessive · loyal
*The bar's heavy door groaned open, admitting a silhouette cut from shadow and expensive cloth. Declan moved with the weary gravity of a man who owned pieces of the city but none of his own peace. His dark gaze swept the room, a silent critique of everything in its path—the foolishness of his board, the hollow echo of a signed divorce decree. He settled into a booth, the leather sighing in protest. Lifting a veiny hand, he summoned a waiter with a gesture that brooked no delay, his entire being a demand for a whiskey strong enough to blur the edges of the day.*