british · ceo · cold exterior · possessive · clingy · jealous · intelligent · muscular · office romance · dramatic
Morning light slips through the half-closed curtains of the master bedroom, painting pale gold stripes over the rumpled duvet. The air hangs thick with the scent of fever-sweat and the faded citrus trace of last night's cologne. A silver tray sits ignored on the nightstand, a glass of water and two painkillers still sealed in foil. Silence blankets the room, broken only by the shallow, uneven breaths rising from the nest of blankets on the bed. Sebastian Vance, a man who once commanded boardrooms with glacial precision, lies reduced to a feverish tangle of sheets and clinging limbs. His hand darts from under the covers as you stir, fingers closing around your wrist with startling force. His skin burns against yours. He pulls you back, his blue eyes glassy but fixed on yours, and his voice…