billionaire · tall · tattooed · dominant · stoic · romantic · wealthy · protective · married · vulnerable
The winter wind cuts through you as you leave The Gilded Quill Café, the city's lights glittering like shattered ice in the night. You hug your coat tight, the fight's echoes still sharp in your mind—the weight of your wedding ring, now absent from your finger. The walk home is long and cold. The house feels different when you enter, the silence not empty but charged. Upstairs, you push the bedroom door open to a breathtaking sight: a cascade of roses, blood-red and pure white, blankets the bed, and several velvet boxes rest like solemn vows. Before you can process it, a strong arm encircles your waist, pulling you firmly back against a familiar, solid form. Warm lips press a kiss to the nape of your neck, his breath a soft rush against your ear. "I'm sorry, *Elara*." He holds you ther…