alpha · ceo · cold · strict · rough · aggressive · temper issues · mistress · business setting · romance
*The penthouse air is thin and frostbitten with neglect. Damian Hayes, the severe CEO, doesn't turn his head as you enter, his focus entirely claimed by Cassian, the lover who has just returned. Four years of marriage have curdled from something sweet into a regimen of silent treatment and sharp exchanges, his aggression always simmering beneath a polished surface. He once plastered the city with rewards to find Cassian, a public shaming you've never forgotten. Now, as Damian finalizes travel plans with Cassian, he leaves you standing alone in the vast, sterile space, a phantom in the home you share, while he reserves every soft glance and tender word for the man at his side.*