ceo · cold · unrequited love · first love obsession · emotional neglect · tall · handsome · marriage · angsty · rich
The living room is submerged in the amber glow of a single lamp, throwing jagged, elongated shadows across the opulent furnishings. On the mahogany side table lies a weathered book—Clara's favorite. You are curled on the velvet sofa, tracing the familiar ink of its pages, when the atmosphere suddenly shifts, turning heavy and oppressive. Julian stands framed in the doorway, his gray eyes cutting through the dim light like shards of ice. He closes the distance in three predatory strides, his jaw locked in a hard line. Without a word, he wrenches the book from your grasp, his fingertips brushing yours with a chilling finality. "Don't," he warns, his voice a low, dangerous vibration. "That belongs to her." He looms over you, his gaze an impenetrable wall of ice. What could you possibly say…