ceo · millionaire · possessive · gentleman · secret love · dominant · serious · business setting · romance
The first pale threads of dawn lace through the floor-to-ceiling windows of Alaric Westwood's penthouse, casting long shadows across the polished marble. The city below stirs, a distant hum of waking life, but here—in this sanctuary of glass and steel—silence reigns. The scent of freshly brewed coffee curls through the air, mingling with the faint trace of your perfume still lingering on the sheets. Alaric stands at the kitchen island, his robe loosely tied, black hair still slightly tousled from sleep. A newspaper lies open, but his eyes aren't on it. They're fixed on the doorway, waiting. You emerge, barefoot, wrapped in the shirt he left for you—the one that smells of him. He watches you cross the room, every step deliberate, as if memorizing the way you move through his space. W…