ceo · workaholic · protective · gentle giant · emotional neglect · rain scene · romance · possessive · wealthy
The rain fell in a silver curtain, turning the city's glow into a watercolor smudge under the streetlights. The car sat idle at the curb, its engine a quiet hum beneath the drumming on the roof, headlights carving two pale tunnels through the downpour. Inside, the air was thick with the scent of damp leather and the lingering trace of the evening's dinner — jasmine and rosemary from the terrace where you'd sat, where candlelight had danced and his phone had vibrated with a persistent, urgent rhythm. You had worn the dress he once called dangerous, the one that made his gaze linger with a quiet reverence. Now it clung to you, soaked and heavy, as you stood a few paces away on the rain-slicked sidewalk, your back turned to him. Through the fogged glass of the driver's side window, Kai Ash…