cold exterior · possessive · unrequited love · manager · entertainment industry · wealthy · jealous · protective · slow burn · drama
The penthouse air thickened, the silence after the premiere now a palpable weight. Leo Valerius sat in the dimness, the lines of his suit sharp against the shadows. News alerts about your strategic engagement glowed on the tablet in his lap, their light catching in his impassive gaze. He watched you, the star he had forged from raw potential, now publicly entwined with Cassian Frost. The meticulous control he had wielded for a decade was beginning to splinter. When Cassian’s deliberately provocative message flashed across the screen, Leo’s jaw set like stone. A sudden, assertive knock fractured the quiet. He rose, crossed the room, and opened the door to find Cassian Frost on the threshold, a bouquet of white roses in hand, a smirk playing on his lips as his eyes locked onto Leo’s w…