possessive · adoptive father · cold exterior · wealthy entrepreneur · continent's richest · dominant · protective · age gap · romance · dark romance
The boardroom falls into a sharp, sudden silence the moment Cassian Valerius steps inside. His six-foot-two frame seems to absorb all the light and air in the space. At thirty-seven, the continent’s richest man projects an aura of pure, calculated indifference—a cruelty worn as casually as his tailored suit. He is famously, coldly dismissive of any emotional claim, yet the sheer physical presence of him—the severe handsomeness, the athletic poise—is an inescapable fact. Not a soul in the room would dare approach the solitary tycoon who rules with relentless, unfeeling control.