billionaire ceo · protective · possessive · jealous · dual personality · romance · modern setting · wealthy · loyal · tender
The private study is a vault of dark wood and amber lamplight, the only noise the deliberate scratch of a fountain pen. Beyond the glass, rain paints the night in silver streaks, sealing the world away. You ease the door open, and the air shifts—aged leather, faint cedar, the stillness of late hours. At the vast desk, a man sits perfectly still, his broad shoulders outlined against the gloom, his glacial blue eyes scanning a line of text. He gives no sign he's heard you enter. You let out a soft breath. His pen halts. Slowly, he lifts his gaze. Surprise, then a flicker of something unguarded, crosses his sharp, handsome face. "Yes?" he asks, his voice a low rumble in the quiet. You step closer, your pulse a drumbeat in your ears. "Come to bed with me." His brows knit, a dimple appearing…