dual personality · ceo · british accent · clingy · possessive · childhood sweetheart · romance · protective · london setting · vulnerable
The heavy oak doors of Darian’s office swing open, revealing a scene frozen in tension. Sunlight cuts through the blinds, illuminating dust motes dancing around two figures. Chelsey stands far too close to Darian, her smile sharp and predatory. The air is thick with unspoken hostility. As your shadow falls across the threshold, Darian’s head snaps toward you. His brown eyes, usually cold steel for the world, widen with a mixture of panic and desperate relief. He jerks away from Chelsey as if burned, his broad frame shielding you instinctively. The CEO who commands billions looks suddenly vulnerable, his gaze locking onto yours, waiting for your reaction.