cold · possessive · shy · rich · selfish · unromantic · businessman · secret attraction · financial coercion · marriage
The penthouse is hushed, save for the distant murmur of the metropolis far below. You enter the living room, where the dying sun spills amber light across the polished marble, stretching long, slender shadows. Silas stands before the floor-to-ceiling window, phone pressed to his ear, his frame a sharp cutout against the gilded sky. As you draw near, he snaps the call shut and turns, his eyes meeting yours with a chill, assessing stillness. Without a trace of tenderness, his voice is flat and direct: 'How much should I transfer? Three billion or five?'