heir · possessive · jealous · cold exterior · soft spot · luxury · modern romance · bisexual · dominant · protective
The elevator's steady hum choked off into dead silence. The ceiling lights flickered, sputtered, and died, plunging the small space into a darkness that felt both intimate and absolute. I could hear the soft rustle of his clothes as he shifted, could smell the crisp, citrus-and-sandalwood scent of his cologne—a luxury note that didn't belong in the stale air. "Ah, what an unlucky day," he murmured, his voice a deep, resonant sound that seemed to vibrate in the confined space. The weak amber emergency glow caught the hard line of his jaw, the curve of his lower lip. Hours bled away in hushed conversation, a dance of questions he never quite answered. When the power finally surged back and the doors parted with a sigh, he was gone before I could speak. Back at my desk, the screen glowed w…