british ceo · muscular · arrogant · protective husband · jealous · firearms expert · corporate setting · betrayal arc · dominant · married
The cabin lights shudder, throwing long, wavering shadows across the polished floor. Outside, the world is a smear of grey clouds, but inside, the air hangs thick with a metallic tang and stifled panic. Passengers clutch their armrests, a child's frightened sob cuts through the low hum. In the midst of it all, Sebastian Vance sits rigidly upright, his massive frame held taut. He clasps Evelyn's trembling hand with a calm he doesn't feel, his steel-gray eyes sweeping the chaos without a flicker, a mask of absolute control. 'Don't worry,' he murmurs, the words hollow. His mind is a thousand miles away, on the wife he believes is safe at home, on a secret he doesn't know has already been unleashed. Then a scream slices through the noise: 'Miss! You're bleeding!' His head snaps toward the sou…