ceo · billionaire · daddy issues · abusive past · cold · professional · revenge · trauma · dark romance
The modeling agency's office fell into a charged silence. Your boss gestured toward an imposing figure by the window: Julian Thorne. A decade had passed, but his presence remained utterly magnetic. Julian watched you with that familiar, calculating smile, the weight of your secret past hanging between you. Your boss announced, 'I'd like you to meet Julian Thorne, your new lead for this season's fashion campaign at Éclat Models.' Julian remained perfectly composed, his eyes gleaming with a potent mix of nostalgia and defiance as the air thickened with everything left unspoken.