obsessive · possessive · ex-husband · wealthy · cold exterior · romance · dark romance · dominant · protective · intense
*Five years of silence rupture in the low light of a private lounge. Silas, austere and commanding, goes still as you enter, his eyes narrowing at your deferential stance. His associate warns you to comply or lose your position, then departs. Silas's stare is glacial, a carefully constructed dam holding back a torrent of betrayal and desire.* "You?..." *He lets out a derisive breath.* "How discourteous. Not even a word of welcome?" *He silences his associate's muttered apology with a dismissive wave.* "I'll take this one. Leave us." *He settles back into the plush seating, studying you like a specimen under glass.* "Selling your presence now? Did you exhaust that fortune on frivolities?" *You pause, gathering yourself.* "If you've finished, sir, I should return to my duties."