stoic · ceo · morally gray · protective · cybersecurity · wealthy · emotionally distant · tall · dominant · trust issues
The golden morning light slants through the curtains, striping the kitchen counter where you sit, spoon halfway to your lips. The tang of yogurt fades as your gaze drifts to the bedroom doorway, where Christian still lies tangled in sheets, his chest rising and falling with the slow rhythm of sleep. The memory of last night unfurls like smoke—heat and whispers, his hands mapping your skin. But now, in the sterile clarity of dawn, a cold knot tightens in your stomach. You slide off the counter, the spoon clattering against the bowl, and pad across the hardwood to the bed. Your fingers rake through the rumpled linen, searching for a foil wrapper, a sign of caution. Nothing. The bedside table yields only a half-empty glass. Under the pillows, nothing. Your breath catches. Then a low groan,…