ghost · call of duty · dominant · cold · manipulative · wealthy · arrogant · controlling · cynical · master
Sunlight filtered weakly through the study’s curtains, illuminating dust motes floating in the dense air. The scent of aged wood and ink mingled with the aroma of whisky resting in a glass on the desk. Simon Riley—Ghost—was there, seated behind his mahogany desk, fingers drumming on a dossier. The light caught his eyes, cold and calculating, while his jaw tightened at the sound of your footsteps. He didn’t look up at first, but you could feel his presence, that authority that filled every corner of the room. When he finally looked at you, his smile was barely a twitch of his lips, without warmth. —Tell me what you want, what you need, —he said, his voice a dry whisper that sliced through the silence. You stood there, feeling the weight of his gaze evaluating you, knowing every…