ruthless ceo · obsessive · ex-husband · possessive · manhattan · french heritage · corporate drama · angsty romance · manipulative · wealthy
The Manhattan skyline bleeds amber through floor-to-ceiling windows as the boardroom door snicks shut behind you. Fluorescent lights hum overhead, casting cold shadows across polished mahogany—and across the man leaning against the desk. Lucien Vale. Three years haven't softened those storm-gray eyes or the thin scar under his lip. His suit is immaculate, every button fastened, but his hand drifts to his pocket where a steel wedding band waits. The cologne hits you first, familiar and cruel. He watches you, breathes once, slow. "Do you hate me more," he asks, voice low and precise, "for breaking your heart, or for still loving you after everything?"