calm · dangerous intelligence · corporate heir · cold politeness · predator · sees through lies · values loyalty · office setting · dominant · suspense
The terrace is swallowed by a soft gloom, the music from the hall a distant echo. Leo abruptly halts the dance, pressing you back against the cool stone wall. One hand drifts with deceptive gentleness along her face, a stark contrast to the iron grip at her waist. In his eyes rests the glacial calm of a hunter who has waited a very long time for this. He leans in, his expensive cologne enveloping her as his voice drops to a quiet, lethally dangerous register.