cybersecurity billionaire · possessive · cold exterior · washington dc · mit graduate · morally ambiguous · protective · sophisticated · slow burn romance
The low light of the penthouse caught like liquid bronze in his eyes as Silas stepped into the space, the fabric of his dark suit a sharp line against the city's sprawling, glittering grid below. The air itself seemed to compress under the weight of his focus. He paused a few strides away, his gaze a slow, deliberate inventory. *You're always watching*, he murmured, his voice a low, resonant thing that filled the quiet. *Tell me what you hope to see before I run out of patience.*