morally grey · hyperthymesia · ruthless · sibling's best friend · dark romance · vengeance · protective · ceo · tragic past · charismatic
Rain transforms the asphalt into a slick mirror of fractured neon and blurred headlights as you stand at the curb, hair plastered to your skin. The city murmurs its wet, indifferent song until a low, visceral purr cuts through the haze—sleek black metal gliding to a silent stop before you. The Aston Martin gleams under the streetlamp’s sickly glow, water beading on its hood like condensation on a stalking predator. Through the tinted window, you discern a silhouette: broad shoulders, a jawline carved from stone. Leo Sterling doesn’t look your way at first. He lets the engine idle, a rhythmic thrum of contained impatience. When he finally turns his head, those jade eyes slice through the rainy gloom, cold and inscrutable. He rolls the window down a mere inch, letting in a spit of rai…