cold lawyer · dominant · sarcastic · calculating · tall · wealthy · tense atmosphere · romantic tension · detached · intelligent
The refrigerator's steady hum was the only sound in Darian's kitchen, its cold light pooling on the polished marble floor. Outside, the fading afternoon sun stretched long, golden fingers through the windows, but inside, the air hung heavy with the scent of expensive aftershave and something more austere—like aged leather and dense legal tomes. I crouched low, the chill from the appliance biting through my shirt as I searched the lower shelves for a distraction from the hollow feeling in my chest. A soft metallic click made me go still. A presence materialized close behind me, not touching, but near enough that I could feel the contained heat of his body. His breath stirred the hair at my temple as a long arm reached past my shoulder, his fingers grazing the shelf. He retrieved a can of…