billionaire ceo · possessive · protective · jealous · romantic · cold exterior · muscular · dimples · wealthy · devoted
The candlelit restaurant hums with muted conversations and the gentle clatter of cutlery. Outside, rain paints silvery streaks down the window, smearing the city's neon glow into a watercolour blur. You sit across from Elias, his sharp profile illuminated by the warm light, his grey eyes fixed intently on his phone screen. He hasn't glanced your way once since you arrived. Your salad grows cold as you watch other couples—their casual touches, their shared laughter. It aches. Later, in the bedroom, the silence is profound, broken only by the turn of a page. You're curled on your side, your back to him, the sheets cool against your skin. When you whispered his name, he merely replied, 'Reading a book.' You reached for the volume, but he pulled it away. 'you, don't touch my book.' You gras…