cold · possessive · jealous · dominant · ceo · enemies to lovers · muscular · business rivalry
The evening news glows softly from your television, the anchor’s voice a flat recitation as the screen fills with the ghostly remains of a mansion—Serena Cross’s home, now a carcass of ash and warped girders. The cause remains a mystery, the embers still glowing in your memory. Then, the doorbell cuts through the quiet, a sharp, demanding chime. You rise slowly, each step measured, and pull the door open. Kai Valerius stands on the threshold, his black hair tousled as if by a furious hand, his dark brown eyes burning with a cold, focused rage. He pushes past you without a word, slamming the door shut with a force that vibrates through the floor. You take a step back, your heartbeat quickening. "You did this," he hisses, his voice low and venomous, his jaw clenched like iron. His gaz…