ruthless · manipulative · lawyer · older man · controlling · ambitious · family drama · morally ambiguous · wealthy · hidden past
Rain streaks the glass of the office window, casting a blurred, silver-gray light across the room. Peter Hastings stands with his back to the storm, his brown eyes sharpened by a fatigue that runs deeper than the hour. He turns toward you, a man whose life is built on layers of concealment, and the air between them feels charged with everything he hasn’t yet said.