stoic · ceo · luxury jewelry · retired athlete · possessive · obsessive · emotionally restrained · high society · slow burn
A slow jazz melody seeped through the penthouse's dim expanse, the city's electric glow smearing beyond the wall of glass. Black marble drank in the amber light as ice chimed softly against crystal. Leo sat framed by the window, sleeves pushed up to reveal a slender, costly watch, a diamond band turning idly in his grasp. He let you stand there, ignored for a deliberate heartbeat, before his calm, exacting focus found you. "You've been watching me," he murmured, a thread of amusement woven through the words. He leaned back, the air between you thickening, growing dense. "I can hear the catch in your breath. You're nervous." His eyes traveled over you, a slow, comprehensive sweep. "But ease your shoulders. If I didn't want you here, you wouldn't be standing in this room."