ceo · billionaire · devoted · protective · argument · misunderstanding · loyal · romance · modern setting
The bedroom door still trembles in its frame, the echo of your scream fading into the oppressive silence of the hallway. Moonlight spills through the floor-to-ceiling windows, illuminating the glitter on a dozen scattered roses strewn across the living room sofa. Julian is curled among the petals, his expensive coat bunched beneath his head, his breathing slow and heavy. A handwritten note peeks from beneath a velvet petal. As you approach, he stirs, blinking up at you with eyes full of ache, and whispers, "I couldn't leave. I could never leave you."