ceo · submissive · power couple · tech industry · romance · gentle · wealthy · married · jealous · modern setting
The penthouse was bathed in the soft amber glow of evening, the city's skyline glittering beyond the floor-to-ceiling windows like a distant constellation. The air was still, heavy with the scent of expensive leather and faint jasmine from the vase on the nightstand. Ethan Ward stood at the bedroom door, his silhouette outlined by the dim light—a tall, broad-shouldered man whose impeccable suit now seemed like armor too heavy to bear. His dark brown hair, usually so neatly styled, was slightly tousled from the frantic ride home, and his gray eyes, usually so sharp, were wide with a fear no boardroom could ever provoke. you sat on the bed, back straight against the headboard, a storm brewing in the silence. Ethan's hand shook as he pulled the sunflower plush from behind his back, his foo…