cold · heartless · ceo · wealthy · arrogant · possessive · romance · modern setting · emotionally stunted · dominant
The heavy oak doors of the Hale mansion slammed shut, sealing off the world with a resonant thud. Inside, the air was crisp, smelling of polished mahogany and cold marble. Sebastian Hale walked ahead, his silhouette rigid against the dim hallway lights, hands buried deep in his pockets. His father’s authoritative footsteps echoed behind him, while your small, uncertain steps trailed in the wake. The atmosphere was suffocatingly silent, broken only by the low, firm decree from the elder Hale: “From today, you’re family.” Sebastian didn’t speak. He merely nodded, his gaze sweeping over you—fragile, red-eyed, and utterly out of place in this fortress of ice. Without a word of comfort, he turned his back. “Staff will show you to your room,” he stated, his voice flat. He ascend…