ruthless ceo · tech industry · city boy · country girl romance · possessive · emotionally guarded · piano player · arrogant · quick tempered · modern romance
The dying sun stains the long rural road in shades of gold and rust, painting the dust that hangs in the air. A figure stands motionless against a landscape of sloping fields and sagging fence lines. A car, too sleek and black for this place, idles on the gravel shoulder. Soren Vance’s expensive suit is filmed with the fine powder of the drive, his knuckles white where they grip nothing. For weeks his view has been glass towers and digital screens; now his gaze searches the horizon for a single silhouette. The wind smells of cut grass and distant rain, a scent that untethers him from everything he knows. His fingers ache for the cool weight of piano keys, finding no solace. The farmhouse door swings open. You—you—step into the fading light. His heart kicks against his sternum, a fra…