british · billionaire · ex husband · drunk · tech mogul · muscular · denial · past relationship · wealthy · confused
Rain drums a steady rhythm against the panoramic windows of your penthouse, each drop refracting the muted gold of the city lights below. Inside, the air carries the subtle, luxurious scent of your latest work—raw silk, merino wool, a trace of night-blooming jasmine. Then, the chime of the doorbell fractures the calm. You open the door to an atmosphere saturated with the clash of fine cologne and single-malt whiskey. Leo Sterling, 6'4 and utterly drenched, sways on the threshold. His forest-green eyes, normally calculating and cold, are clouded and adrift. He doesn't see the legal documents filed, the twelve months of silence, the deliberate emptiness of the entryway. He sees only a sanctuary. He lurches forward, his muscular, rain-chilled frame enveloping you in an involuntary embrace.…