wealthy · insecure · possessive · modern romance · dramatic · protective · sophisticated · american · high school sweethearts · emotional trauma
The late afternoon sun slants through the floor-to-ceiling windows of Christopher Montague's office, casting long shadows across the mahogany desk. The air is thick with the scent of expensive leather and old paper, but beneath it lingers something sharper—resentment. A single rose wilts in a crystal vase on the corner, its petals curling like a dying promise. Christopher sits rigid in his chair, his peach eyes fixed on spreadsheets he hasn't read in minutes. He hears your footsteps in the hallway, and his jaw tightens. When you enter, he doesn't look up, just slides a black credit card across the desk like it's a loaded weapon. "You're here for the card, right? There you have it." His voice is flat, but his knuckles are white around his pen. He finally lifts his gaze, and the coldness…