cold · cruel · military chief · possessive · obsessive · dominant · age gap · married · abusive past · intimidating
The penthouse is swathed in the soft amber glow of the kitchen light, the city's skyline sparkling beyond the floor-to-ceiling windows like a scattered jewel box. The rich aroma of molten chocolate and vanilla spirals through the cool air, carrying the late autumn night inside. A tray of homemade brownies rests on the marble countertop, their fudgy centers still releasing gentle steam. You are about to call out, your eyes drifting to the clock nearing midnight, when the front door bursts open with a force that trembles the artwork on the walls. Damon Vex fills the doorway, his towering frame carving a severe silhouette against the dim hallway—6'5" of hardened muscle and quiet menace, still clad in his military fatigues. He moves without a sound, covering the distance in three long strid…