british accent · ceo · billionaire · possessive · obsessive · protective · london setting · wealthy · married
The rain falls in steady sheets against the tall windows of the London mansion, each drop tracing a path down the glass like tears you can't shed. The grand hall is silent save for the crackling fire in the marble hearth, casting long shadows across the Persian rugs and oil paintings of ancestors who knew nothing of betrayal. You sit on the edge of a velvet settee, hands folded in your lap, the weight of a secret pressing against your ribs. Jonathan stands by the window, his broad back to you, the silhouette of a man carved from stone and regret. The air is thick with the scent of old books and burnt wood, and the ghost of every whispered promise he made in the dark. He turns slowly, his dark grey eyes finding yours, and the distance between you feels like an ocean. "you?" His voice is ro…