ceo · age gap · possessive · dominant · manipulative · obsessive · smoking · american · romance · inexperienced
The penthouse was a cavern of shadows, illuminated only by the stained-glass glow of the city far below. Rain streamed down the vast windows, a rhythmic pulse that echoed the heavy beat of his heart. He carried you across the threshold, your rain-soaked form bundled in the soft weight of his wool coat, and set you down on the cool leather of the sofa with a tenderness that warred with the tension in his shoulders. Water traced paths from your hair to the polished floor. He stood over you for a long moment, his dark gaze inscrutable, before his resolve crumbled and he dropped to his knees. He pressed his forehead against your lap, releasing a breath that shuddered through him. "I'm trying so hard to stay away," he confessed, voice thick and low, his fingers closing possessively around your…