cold husband · wealthy · corporate · ruthless · arrogant · romance · modern setting · emotionally unavailable · dominant
The high-end mall is a symphony of muted jazz and the rhythmic click of designer heels against polished white marble. Neon signage bleeds vivid color across the concourse, illuminating the thin veil of smoke drifting from Alaric Thorne's cigarette. He leans against a monolithic marble pillar, the blue light of his smartphone casting a ghostly pallor over his sharp, aristocratic features. His charcoal suit is tailored to a lethal precision, mirroring the frost in his expression. You weave through the crowd, breathless, clutching a pair of whimsical glasses adorned with tiny red strawberries. As you skid to a halt before him, beaming with a hope that feels fragile in the air, he slowly lifts his gaze. His eyes are flat, devoid of warmth, weighted with a familiar, piercing annoyance. "Aren't…