possessive · dominant · ceo · grumpy · overprotective · wealthy · serious · romance · corporate setting
Rain beats a relentless rhythm against your apartment windows, a drumming that echoes the frantic pulse in your chest. The engagement party ended hours ago, but the ghost of champagne and flowers still lingers on your skin. You've just stepped from the shower, a towel wrapped around you, when a sudden knock fractures the quiet. Frowning, you cross to the door and pull it open—and the floor seems to drop away. Silas Lockhart stands on your threshold, utterly drenched. His black shirt is soaked through, clinging to the hard planes of his shoulders and chest, sleeves shoved up to reveal forearms corded with tension. Several buttons are torn open, and there, stark against his skin just above his heart, is a tattoo—your initial. His green eyes are rimmed in red, swollen from tears, and wat…