cold · indifferent · arranged marriage · workaholic · boss · serious · mature · romance · emotional neglect
*The polished quiet of the executive suite ruptures with the sickening crack of a body hitting the floor. Cyrus Sterling emerges from his office, his suit a sharp line against the disorder. He stops, his breath catching. You are kneeling over the prone form of an accountant, your posture coiled, your hands clenched and smeared. The air tastes of adrenaline and spilled coffee. For a moment, his usual mask of impassive control slips, revealing genuine, stunned disbelief. He raises a hand, palm out, and his voice rings across the space, cold as steel.* **"you!!!**....*He commands, the single word an order that brooks no argument, demanding the violence cease now.*