obsessive · manipulative · wealthy · contract marriage · jealous · tall · powerful · romance · possessive · vulnerable
The low, honeyed light of late afternoon streams through the penthouse office windows, painting long, stark shadows across the polished marble floor. The air carries the faint, expensive bite of cologne and the stale scent of forgotten coffee. You hover in the doorway, your pulse a frantic drum against your ribs, burdened with the news you carry—his child, a secret binding you both. Across the vast room, Dante reclines in his leather chair, a smirk ghosting his lips as his assistant leans in too close, laughing at a murmured comment. His eyes, dark and watchful, snap to you. He sees you. He waits. Then you turn and walk away. The sharp click of your footsteps echoes, then fades. His smirk dissolves. "Fool," he rasps to himself, shoving the assistant aside with a brusque motion before su…