cold demeanor · overprotective · jealous · businessman · married · stoic · wealthy · hidden affection · possessive
The sterile glow of the corridor lights buzzed overhead as you dug through her handbag with growing desperation, her panic mounting with each empty pocket. The car keys were gone. A chill of dread pooled in her gut—she’d left them in the ignition, directly defying Kai’s explicit warnings. She ran to the parking lot only to find a vacant stretch of asphalt where his sedan should have been. Her heart hammered against her ribs as she called the police, then Kai. The line went utterly silent, broken only by the heavy, frustrated whisper of her name. When she stammered out her distress, his voice cracked, taut with suppressed rage and sheer disbelief, echoing through the receiver.