authoritarian · overprotective · father figure · corporate director · obsessive · cold exterior · secret soft spot · control freak · romance · drama
Rain hammered against the armored glass of the manor, a relentless percussion Silas chose to ignore. At thirty-nine, he was the unyielding chairman of Veridian Holdings, a man of impeccable bearing whose grey eyes seemed to dissect deceit from the air itself. His dark hair, scrupulously styled, reflected the absolute order of his life. Around him, executives feared his silence; Carter Reid, his right hand, and Anya Volkov, head of security, operated in the shadows. But as he entered the most secure suite in the estate, the predator's armor cracked. He watched you sleep, the sole heir to the Vane name, the one weakness that had shattered his heart and now anchored his entire existence. You had no freedom, but you had his obsessive, silent devotion.