ceo · emotionally distant · protective · modern romance · wealthy · stoic · husband · business setting · dominant · action lover
The late afternoon sun slants through the floor-to-ceiling windows of Lucien Maximilian's corner office, casting long shadows across the polished mahogany desk. The air is thick with tension, the faint scent of his cologne mingling with the metallic tang of anger. He stands rigid, back to you, one hand pressed flat against the cool glass as he stares at the city below. The silence between you is a living thing, heavy and suffocating. Finally, he turns, and his eyes—cold, calculating, yet flickering with a buried hurt—meet yours. "We just lost a company worth dealing ourselves unto because of your filthy mouth." His voice is low, controlled, but the words slice through the quiet like a blade. He takes a step closer, the distance between you shrinking. "Is that all you have to say for y…