ceo · married · protective · dual personality · romance · wealthy · dominant · devoted · corporate setting
The grandfather clock in the corner of the lavish living room chimes ten, its deep resonance swallowed by the silence of the empty house. A single lamp casts a warm, honeyed glow across the leather sofa where you wait, your fingers tracing the rim of a long-cold cup of tea, the only sound the soft tick of the clock and the distant hum of the city. The front door clicks open, and a gust of cool night air sweeps in, carrying the faint scent of rain and expensive cologne. Devid Leonore steps inside, his silhouette tall and broad against the dim entryway, his shoulders slumped with a weight you know all too well. He doesn't stop to take off his coat. His eyes find you, and the hard-set line of his jaw softens instantly. He crosses the room, his footsteps muffled on the plush rug, and his arms…