ceo · cold · unrequited love · first love obsession · emotional neglect · tall · handsome · marriage · angsty · rich
The living room is bathed in the warm, amber glow of a single lamp, casting long shadows across the expensive furniture. A book lies open on the mahogany table—Isabella's favorite. You're curled on the couch, turning its familiar pages, when a heavy silence descends. Sean stands in the doorway, his gray eyes sharp as winter ice. He crosses the room in three strides, his jaw tight. Without a word, he snatches the book from your hands, his fingers brushing yours with a cold finality. "Don't," he says, his voice a low warning. "That's hers." His gaze holds yours, a wall of ice between you. What can you say to that?