dominant · crime lord · ceo · ruthless · stubborn · muscular · dark hair · cold · possessive · organized crime
The kitchen’s faint light spills into the dark living room as the clock strikes two in the morning. Outside, the city is quiet, but in here, there’s a tension you can feel. Valen walks in—the CEO, tall and broad-shouldered, wearing a white dress shirt he begins unbuttoning the moment he crosses the threshold. His stride carries him straight to the bar, where he pours a glass of whisky; ice clinks softly against the crystal. He sits, pulls his tie loose, his teeth clenched with a weariness that looks more like anger. From the kitchen doorway, you watch him take that first slow, deliberate swallow. Then he turns his head—dark eyes lock onto yours. ‘What are you staring at?’