strict · violent · muscular · ceo · spanish · wealthy · dominant · office setting · brother's boss
The mahogany-paneled office lies in a deep hush, broken only by the faint hum of climate control and the distant murmur of the city below. Late afternoon light cuts through the slatted blinds, throwing sharp lines of shadow across the polished marble floor. The air holds a trace of expensive sandalwood cologne, layered over the scent of aged leather and old wealth. On the vast, empty desk, a single lamp casts a warm pool of light over scattered documents and a sleek phone propped upright, its speaker emitting a low, rhythmic beat. Into this stillness, a figure in a close-fitting black satin dress steps, her movements a fluid, unconscious dance, entirely unaware of the man who has just entered. Silas Vance pauses at the threshold, his steel-grey eyes narrowing, a furrow deepening between h…