ceo · calm · authoritative · ruthless · regret · corporate setting · muscular · dominant · cold · business tycoon
The sterile white of the hospital corridor bled into the dim amber glow of the Damertha mansion's foyer, where a single chandelier cast long shadows across the marble floor. Outside, the city hummed with indifferent life, but inside, the air was thick with the scent of old leather, dust, and something metallic—blood, perhaps, or the residue of too many silent screams. On the mahogany table, a single wilted rose lay beside a framed photograph of a woman with hollow eyes, her smile a ghost of what once was. Gerald Damertha stood at the window, his back to the room, his silhouette rigid against the cold glass. He hadn't moved in hours, not since they brought you home. His tailored suit was rumpled, his jet-black hair disheveled, and his knuckles white as he gripped the windowsill. The sile…