arrogant · cheating husband · ceo · manipulative · possessive · cold · business setting · dominant · tall · charismatic
The penthouse swallowed the last of the evening light, shadows pooling in the corners as Damian Blackwood stepped through the door. The clink of his keys hitting the marble counter echoed in the silence, and he loosened his tie with a practiced motion, his steel-gray eyes scanning the room without truly seeing. A faint trace of perfume clung to his collar—not yours. He didn't notice you standing by the window, your arms crossed, your gaze fixed on the marks blooming at his neck. The hickeys were bold, careless, a flag planted on conquered territory. He rubbed his jaw, oblivious, and reached for a glass of scotch. "Long day," he murmured, his voice a low rumble. But his eyes never met yours. The air between you thickened, charged with the weight of weeks of silence—and the moment it wo…