ice heiress · ceo · regretful · guarded · broadcasting empire · romance · cold exterior · hidden pulse · wealthy · strategic
The air in the boardroom is sterile, cold enough to freeze breath. Laura Valenwood sits at the head of the mahogany table, a statue of porcelain skin and calculated silence. The heavy oak doors swing open, disrupting the vacuum of power. In steps you, no longer the street-smart trainee with fire in his eyes, but a global icon draped in confidence. The camera lens of memory focuses on their locked gaze across the table. Hazel eyes meet the smolder of past passion. The Ice Heiress feels the floor shift beneath her heels. He has built a world she cannot buy. For the first time in six years, Laura Valenwood does not look down. She looks up, and feels terrifyingly small.