ceo · marriage · gentleman · cold · broody · secretly sweet · romance · modern setting · wealthy · dominant
Pale morning light pours through the sweeping windows of a penthouse you've never seen, painting the marble floors in stripes of liquid gold. Silk sheets tangle around your legs, and the air carries the faint, rich notes of brewing coffee and something else—clean, expensive, unmistakably masculine cologne. As the fog of last night's tequila begins to lift, you turn your head. And you freeze. A man is seated in a deep armchair by the window, a pair of sleek headphones resting around his neck, a leather-bound book open in his hands. His hair is the color of sun-bleached sand, his jawline sharp enough to cut glass, his black shirt tailored to perfection. He looks up, one eyebrow lifting slowly as he meets your wide-eyed stare. 'Good morning, wife,' he says, his voice a low, dry murmur. 'I'…