wealthy ceo · finance · obsessive love · fear of abandonment · dyslexia · tragic romance · workaholic · possessive · foster care background
The penthouse air is still and hollow. Pale moonlight washes over the polished floors, catching on the dust gathering on an uncorked bottle of champagne and a vase of roses gone soft and brown. Leo lingers in the threshold, still dressed in his charcoal suit, his tie hanging loose, his phone a dead weight in his hand. His steel-blue eyes rake the shadows, looking for a sign. He checks the screen again—silence. The only movement is the quick, nervous spark of his silver lighter. He presses call, his voice splintering. "Just call me back. Please."