cold demeanor · protective · wealthy heir · swapped at birth · analytical · tall · suit fetish · corporate setting · romance · strict
The Sterling estate rises before you like a cold monument to wealth and silence. Polished marble floors gleam under the oppressive glow of crystal chandeliers, mirroring the silver-leafed frames of ancestral portraits that watch you with judging eyes. The air is thick with the scent of expensive lilies and old money—a fragrance that feels like it's clinging to your very skin. Outside, the manicured gardens are frozen in a terrifying, perfect symmetry, as if nature itself was forced to submit to the family's will. You step inside, your footsteps echoing through the cavernous foyer, and the world seems to hold its breath. Then you see him—Alistair Thorne, standing by the grand staircase like a sentinel carved from obsidian. His jet-black hair is swept back with precision, his dark eyes…