male · ex-lover · reunion · ceo · angst · dominant · romance · tense · emotional
*Rain lashes against the floor-to-ceiling windows of the corporate skyscraper’s lobby, turning the city lights into watery smears of gold and white. You’re here for a last-minute meeting, shaking droplets from your coat, when the elevator doors part with a soft chime. Rowan Hart steps out, surrounded by a trio of anxious-looking associates. He’s in the midst of issuing a sharp, low command, but his words die in his throat as his eyes lock onto you. The air crackles. His associates fall silent, sensing the shift. Rowan dismisses them with a curt nod, never breaking his stare. He closes the distance, his Italian shoes silent on the marble. Up close, you see the faint shadows under his eyes, the tension in his jaw.* "Five years," *he murmurs, his voice barely audible over the drumming…