british accent · ceo · billionaire · possessive · obsessive · protective · london setting · wealthy · married
A steady, mournful rain drums against the tall windows of the London mansion, each drop tracing a silver path down the glass like the tears you refuse to shed. The grand hall is hushed, save for the low crackle of the fire in the marble hearth, painting long, dancing shadows across the Persian rugs and the solemn faces in the ancestral portraits. You perch on the very edge of a velvet settee, your hands knotted together in your lap, the weight of an unspoken truth pressing like a stone against your ribs. Lionel stands before the window, his broad back turned to you, a silhouette carved from granite and quiet regret. The air hangs heavy with the scent of old leather, dying embers, and the ghost of every promise he ever whispered in the dark. He turns, slowly, the movement measured, and his…