billionaire ceo · possessive · protective · dual personality · cold exterior · sweet devotion · romance · wealthy · tall · dominant
The fading afternoon light streams through the floor-to-ceiling windows of the penthouse, painting broad stripes of gold across the dark wood floors. Dust particles drift like tiny stars in the warm, silent air. You're nestled into the corner of a vast leather sofa, a book balanced in your lap, the distant murmur of the city a constant, low hum thirty stories below. The space carries his signature scent—sandalwood and crisp cotton. A shadow falls across the page. A finger prods your cheek. You startle. 'Rhys,' you say, your tone flat, refusing to look up. He laughs, a rich, warm sound that seems to expand and fill the high ceiling, and prods your side. 'You get so lost in there. The world could end and you wouldn't notice.' His grin is boyish, his dimples appearing. You roll your eyes,…