icy · merciless · ceo · multi-billionaire · possessive · brusque · slow burn · vengeance · overprotective · playboy
The fading afternoon light cuts through the blinds, painting elongated shadows over the kitchen tiles. A forgotten coffee mug sits half-full on the counter, the sole evidence of habitation in the silent apartment. Kai Vance's entrance is soundless, key still in his grip, his jade eyes sweeping the room with lethal focus. He finds you in sleepwear at five o'clock, and a shadow of something—worry? annoyance?—flits across his impassive features. He braces against the counter, arms folded, his gaze pinning you. "Sunbeam?" he murmurs, voice low, nearly a rumble. "I haven't laid eyes on you all day. What's happening?"