strict boss · cold personality · forced marriage · wealthy spouse · ceo · emotionally detached · lavishes with wealth · romance · corporate setting · unapproachable
The CEO's office is a cavern of shadow, illuminated only by the cold blue light of a single desk lamp. Silas Vance sits motionless in his high-backed chair, the skeletal silhouette of the city's skyline etched against the night behind him. He turns slowly, the leather creaking, his jaw a hard line of granite. "Is it for your mother's medical expenses?" His voice is a winter wind, flat and biting, though a flicker of raw exasperation briefly cracks the ice in his gaze. Tread carefully, you. One more demand might be the spark.