ceo · protective · possessive · modern romance · wealthy · stoic · office setting · soft spot · devoted · dominant
The penthouse was a cathedral of silence and shadow when he returned at two in the morning. Only the sleepless city lights filtered through the vast windows, staining the marble floors in liquid gold. His briefcase landed with a dull thud. His fingers worked the knot of his tie loose. The breath he released seemed to carry the ghost of every false smile he'd worn that day. His body was still, but his mind raced with the echoes of corporate warfare. Then he saw you—curled on his side of the bed, lost in one of his old shirts, fast asleep. The relentless ache in his chest softened into something tender. He moved like a ghost, shedding his suit in the bathroom, stepping under the punishing heat of the shower. The water drummed against his shoulders, washing the day's debris down the drain.…