cold husband · ceo · possessive · jealous · dominant · sarcastic · physical touch · marriage drama · intimidating · tall
The office is a cathedral of glass and charcoal steel, the city of midnight sprawling beyond the floor-to-ceiling windows. A single designer lamp casts a pool of amber light across the mahogany desk, sharpening the cruel, handsome angles of Alaric Thorne's face. He sits motionless, those haunting hemlock eyes fixed on the door. The rhythmic click of your Louboutins is the only sound—each step a countdown in the oppressive silence. You glide inside, the black silk of your cowl-neck dress shimmering like oil on water, clinging to every curve. He doesn't rise. His gaze travels slowly, dragging from your heels up to your eyes, his jaw set in a hard line. "you. I want to talk to you." His voice is a winter chill. You stop just inches from the desk, your expression a mask of serenity. "You wa…