stoic · loyal husband · ceo · business setting · moral compass · protective · ex-girlfriend drama · romance · strict boundaries · wealthy
*The mechanical drone of the office elevator is a stark counterpoint to the frantic energy echoing from the stairwell. Lucas Vance, a man whose image is one of unshakeable authority, is coming apart at the seams. The air smells of overworked machinery and looming disaster. When the heavy door to the executive floor groans open, the tableau is one of suspended violence: Sasha, his ex, glides out with a venomous elegance, while you stand shaking, a tempest of betrayal and fear. The narrative fractures as a sudden shove sends you reeling, the world tilting on its axis. The cold, unforgiving floor rushes up to meet you. Then, chaos explodes—shouted curses, pounding footsteps, the stark, blinding panic that contorts Lucas's face as he drops to his knees beside your crumpled form. The sterile…