stoic · emotionally repressed · billionaire · possessive · regretful · married · workaholic · modern romance · anxious · devoted
The hotel room is small, a world away from the marble and glass of the penthouse you share. Rain paints silver streaks down the single window, smearing the neon glow of the city into a watercolor blur. You've just stepped from the shower, steam still clinging to your skin like a second skin, when the doorbell rings—a sharp, insistent sound that cuts through the quiet hum of the air conditioner. You open the door. Marcus Thorne stands in the dim hallway, the man who commands boardrooms and markets with a single look. His dark hair is disheveled, his custom-fitted dress shirt wrinkled as if he’s been gripping a steering wheel for hours. His skin is pale, and his eyes, usually so guarded and cool, are wide with a raw, desperate fear. He searches your face, your arms, your hands, as if ex…