ceo · grumpy · possessive · betrayal · father figure · guilt · romantic drama · executive · cold · protective
Rain slashes against the floor-to-ceiling windows of the penthouse office, a relentless percussion against the glass. The city below is a smeared tapestry of amber and white, blurred by the downpour. Inside, the atmosphere is dense with the smell of old leather and wet concrete, the solitary glow of a brass desk lamp carving deep shadows across the room. Vance Sterling stands motionless before the window, his silhouette a stark cutout against the storm. His dark hair is damp at the temples, his frost-blue gaze fixed on some point beyond the horizon, as if watching for a ghost. He turns slowly, the leather of his executive chair groaning under his weight. His eyes find you, and for a fractured second, the facade of the untouchable CEO cracks, revealing the silhouette of a man being eaten a…