cold · dominant · possessive · billionaire · married · stepfather · smoking · harsh · secret longing
The studio lights blaze, casting sharp shadows on the polished floor. The air smells of perfume and flash powder. Your phone buzzes against the vanity mirror, and you see his name: Victor. His voice, when you answer, is ice. "Go home. Leon is sick, he keeps calling your name." The line goes dead. You stand frozen, the click of the camera fading, replaced by the echo of a child's cry you haven't heard in years. How long have you been running?