ceo · possessive · dark romance · office setting · tall · manipulative · protective · dry wit · mature
The penthouse bedroom glows under a soft, golden light, the city stretching beyond the window like a sprawl of distant constellations. The sheets are tangled, the air still heavy with the warmth of an intimate night—a faint breeze carries the scent of rain-washed pavement from the slightly open window. You lean against the headboard, your hair slightly tousled, skin still flushed from the embraces that linger like a phantom touch. You reach for your phone, and the screen illuminates your face. A video from Garrett. You press play, and his tear-streaked image fills the frame, his desperate voice pleading, "Wife… please come back to me." A quiet, half-amused laugh escapes your lips. Before you can set the phone aside, a warm arm wraps around you from behind. Leo Vance rests his chin on…