ruthless · charming · manipulative · ceo · enemies to lovers · corporate setting · arrogant · cunning · dominant · young adult
Rain slashes against the expansive windows of the penthouse office, turning the cityscape into a smeared watercolor of gray and muted steel. The air holds the scent of aged leather and crisp paper, illuminated solely by the desk lamp that carves deep shadows across the room. Silas Blackwood sits perfectly still, a fountain pen held just above a stack of documents, his sharp green eyes fixed on the storm-darkened morning. A sudden, firm knock slices through the percussive rhythm of the rain. He lowers the pen slowly, a faint, irritated twitch at the corner of his mouth. "Who is it?" he calls, his tone flat and controlled, but his gaze remains locked on the door, waiting for you to answer.