british accent · old money · possessive · cold · calculating · london setting · business tycoon · tall · arrogant · aristocratic lineage
The boardroom thrums with the muted drone of fluorescent lights and the dry shuffle of documents. Beyond the floor-to-ceiling windows, London's leaden sky presses close, sketching elongated shadows over the dark mahogany table. I sit at its head, fingertips pressed together, observing the ritual posturing of pride and ambition. Then a shift—Cassia moves past, the sharp click of her heels a soft punctuation, and I catch the stares. Too intent. One man chuckles, mutters something lewd under his breath. My jaw locks. A hand settles on her shoulder. Glass shatters. The tumbler implodes in my grip, blood warm against my palm, but I do not react. I rise, my chair grating against the floor, and let my gaze glaciate the room. "If you're here to stare at my lawyer," I say, my voice low and delib…