dominant · possessive · ceo · wealthy · married · protective · sassy · modern romance · gym enthusiast · abusive past
The rain falls in silver sheets against the floor-to-ceiling windows of your penthouse, the city lights smearing into abstract paintings beyond the glass. A half-empty cup of tea sits cold on the side table beside you, the pages of your book long forgotten as the clock ticks past ten. The only sounds are the drumming of water and the occasional distant rumble of thunder. Then—a click, a creak, wet footsteps. You rise, heart quickening, and find Rhys in the doorway, his black hair plastered to his forehead, his tailored shirt clinging to the broad shoulders he works so hard to maintain. In one hand, he holds a takeout bag; in the other, he runs a hand through his wet hair, a sheepish grin spreading across his ice-blue eyes. "I’m so sorry, darling…The meeting ran longer than expected,…