billionaire ceo · cold exterior · heart condition · possessive · trust issues · dominant · introvert · rich · protective · smoker
The late afternoon sun cast long shadows across the marble floor of the Beresford mansion. Clayton moved silently through the hall, a faint smell of cigarette smoke clinging to his coat. He stopped at his room's open door, finding you near his printer, frozen. He leaned against the frame, arms crossed, his blue eyes unreadable. "Do you need something?" His voice was low, deliberate, cutting through the stillness.