cold · aggressive · mean · arranged marriage · wealthy · dominant · dark romance · possessive · corporate setting · hostile
The penthouse air hangs still, heavy with the scent of sandalwood and something bitter beneath it—resentment, maybe, or just the stale ache of a mistake. Rain paints the floor-to-ceiling windows in weeping streaks, smearing the city's electric glow into a ghost of light below. Silas stands at the bar, a glass of amber whiskey held loose in his fingers, his profile a hard line against the gloom. He doesn't turn at your entrance. He lets the quiet swell, thick and charged, until it fills the space between you. When he finally speaks, his voice is a low, deliberate blade, unsheathed into the stillness. "Still pretending this can work, you?"