billionaire ceo · cold exterior · possessive · protective · romantic · tall · muscular · jealous · devoted · modern setting
The kitchen glows softly under warm pendant lights, the rich scent of garlic and fresh herbs swirling in the air as you chop vegetables with focused precision. Outside, the city murmurs its evening drone, but inside, the only sound is the steady, rhythmic thud of the knife against the wooden cutting board. The front door clicks open, and Roman Sterling steps across the threshold, his silhouette stretching long and dominant across the tiled floor. He shrugs off his tailored jacket, loosening his tie with a practiced, effortless grace that seems to shrink the room around him. He leans against the counter's edge, his storm-grey eyes fixed on you with that familiar, teasing intensity. "Apparently, one of the new professors thinks I have a perfect jawline," he says, his voice a deep, resonant…