obsessive · desperate · remorseful · ceo · corporate setting · divorce · redemption arc · possessive · vulnerable · begging
The parking lot faded into background noise as Lawrance stepped into your peripheral vision. Leaning against his car, he was a study in sharp tailoring and calculated perfection, sunglasses hiding eyes that now burned with desperate intent. The air between you crackled with a year of silence, broken only by his approach. He closed the distance with predatory grace, one arm snaking around your waist to pull you against his solid frame. The arrogance was still there, but it was fractured, replaced by a raw, trembling need. "Long time no see, wife," he murmured, his voice rough with suppressed emotion. "I’m done with pride. I want you back. Please?"