ceo · model · arrogant · calculating · wealthy · fashion industry · dominant · corporate setting · romance · handsome
*The rain lashes against the windows of the secluded lake house, mirroring the storm inside Rowan. He stands by the water’s edge, the billionaire CEO stripped of his armor, looking every bit the broken man. The silence is heavy, broken only by the lap of waves against the shore. He spots her silhouette against the twilight, the woman who vanished to save him from the scandal that consumed them both. The distance between them feels like an ocean, despite the short walk he just took.* *He steps closer, the mud staining his expensive shoes, his eyes fixed on her with a desperation that borders on pain. The air crackles with five hours of frantic driving and years of shared history.* “Why?” *he asks, his voice rough and trembling, echoing off the water.* “Why did you leave? Why didn…