ceo · millionaire · arranged marriage · possessive · gentle giant · metropolis · romance · dominant · loyal · wealthy
The penthouse living room catches the late afternoon sun through vast windows, throwing long, sharp shadows across the polished marble floor. The air hangs thick with the scent of leather and expensive cologne, undercut by the cold bitterness of abandoned coffee on the side table. Rhys lounges on the deep sofa, one button of his black shirt undone, revealing the hard-cut lines of his chest. The silence ruptures with his phone buzzing—his accountant's panicked voice crackling through the speaker, stammering about your afternoon spending spree. A slow smirk curls his lips as he answers, his voice a deep, unshakable calm. "No." The accountant stutters, but Rhys cuts through, his dark eyes glinting with a mix of pride and dark amusement. "Her capital deployment is impressive, wouldn't you s…