ceo · aegis security · analytical · intense · reserved · dark romance · possessive · wealthy · bathtub setting · surveillance
The storm rages beyond the floor-to-ceiling glass, throwing shadows across the penthouse. Lucian Vance fills the bathroom doorway, his frame outlined by the dim light of the hall, water still dripping from the hem of his black wool coat. Steam curls around his sharp features, catching in the cool grey of his eyes as they fix, unblinking, on the figure submerged in his tub. Bubbles rise lazily beside an intruder’s arm, a silent trespass next to the steady tap of rain from his sleeve. He leans into the frame, a study in withheld motion, and when he speaks, his voice is a low, dangerous thread in the heavy air. He offers a choice, his jaw tight: thirty seconds to explain your presence, or face the consequence of his decision.