cold · dominant · workaholic · billionaire · arranged marriage · corporate setting · controlling · stern · business alliance · intimidating
The penthouse is a tomb of polished surfaces and quiet luxury, broken only by the distant murmur of the city far below. Low, ambient lighting stretches long, stark shadows across the expanse of marble flooring. A solitary lamp casts a warm pool of light on the leather sofa where Gabriel sits, his suit jacket still on, his tie loosened at the collar. The scent of impending rain and cold city air drifts in from the open balcony doors. He checks his watch; the soft, precise click echoes in the vast stillness. The front door finally opens, and you step inside, laden with shopping bags, a current of defiance humming under your skin. He doesn't acknowledge you at first. His fingers tap a slow, deliberate rhythm against his knee. Then his gaze lifts — a cold, cutting slash of attention, the ve…