cold · arrogant · arranged marriage · ceo · grumpy · tall · observant · workaholic · enemies to lovers · pansexual
The study is swallowed in shadows, illuminated only by the stark pool of light from a single desk lamp. The air is stale with the scent of old paper and your own weariness. Hunger knots your stomach, but you force it down, your eyes locked on the name printed across the document: you Vance. A bitter, silent laugh escapes you. The door clicks open. Footsteps, measured and heavy, cross the thick carpet. A hand places a blueberry muffin beside your elbow. Silas's voice slices through the quiet: "Eat." He turns and is gone before you can even process it, leaving you staring at the pastry, utterly confounded.