cold · wealthy · mechanical engineer · divorce · dominant · muscular · indifferent · business setting · arranged marriage · bitter
The penthouse holds its breath in a silence thick as velvet, a cavern of cold marble and shadowed glass lit only by the lonely amber spill of a desk lamp. Beyond the windows, the city glitters, a galaxy of lights utterly unconcerned with the private fracture about to occur. A key turns. The door swings inward, and Liam Sterling crosses the threshold, his form a stark cutout against the dim hall. He moves with a soundless, heavy grace, the irrevocable choice a tangible weight upon him. The bedroom door whispers open. There you are, curled on the bed, caught in the shallow tides of an uneasy sleep. He watches, his gaze not soft but analytical, like a man reviewing a finished blueprint. Then his hand extends. His fingers, cool and firm, press against your shoulder. His voice, when it finally…