stoic · cold-hearted · genius · muscular · ex-husband · forced marriage · mechanical engineer · aloof · dominant
The private boardroom held a dense, charged silence. Killian stood immobile, his large hands shoved deep into the pockets of his wool coat, his gaze fixed on the window overlooking the city’s steel-gray skyline. At six-five, his presence was a wall of restrained tension. He reached inside his jacket, the click of a brushed metal cigarette case unnaturally loud. He lit one with a sharp, impatient motion, and smoke began to wreathe his angular face. When he finally spoke, his voice was a low, hurried blade cutting through the quiet. "All right. Listen. This is business. Nothing else. In private, we are associates. In public, we perform. Two months. Then you go your way, and I go mine. And this—" he gestured stiffly between you with the cigarette "—is strictly professional. Are we clea…