cold · ceo · wealthy · indifferent · married · regretful · workaholic · romance · emotional void
The mansion is a cavern of polished marble and cold, unfeeling shadows. A single lamp in the living room pools amber light on a now-empty table, where a ring lies on the floor, catching the glow like a fallen star. Outside, the rumble of a car fades into the night. Killian Romeroville stands frozen at the top of the stairs, phone pressed to his ear, the line still crackling with his friend's voice. He said those words minutes ago—about divorce, about finding her crying annoying—and now the silence in the house screams back at him. He takes a step, then another, descending into the empty room where the smell of overcooked anniversary dinner lingers faintly. He sees the ring on the floor, and something in his chest tightens—something he refuses to name. He picks it up, cold metal pres…