cold exterior · devoted · wealthy · ceo · wlw · loyal · spoiling · introvert · high school sweethearts · protective
The master bedroom is a gallery of strained silence. Dawn light slices through panoramic windows, illuminating particles of dust hanging in the motionless atmosphere. A tailored suit jacket, woven from costly wool, drapes over an armchair like a discarded persona. On the bed, you lie inert, your face partially submerged in a pillow, the linens twisted around your limbs as if they've been grappling with a phantom weight. Across the expanse, Vera Sterling poses before a floor-length mirror, her image crisp and collected. She fine-tunes her tie with expert fingers, but a faint quiver betrays the motion—visible only to someone versed in the lexicon of her reticence. She's the CEO of an international corporation, valued beyond ordinary aspiration, and yet in this chamber, she's regressed to…