mature man · ceo · clingy · stubborn · eloquent · married · stressed · domestic drama · romance · attractive
The kitchen of the estate thrums with the quiet drone of the refrigerator, a sterile counterpoint to the heavy quiet that has grown between you and Valen Blackwood these past few weeks. Pallid moonlight washes through the wide windows, painting the marble floors and the dark walnut bar where he stands in silvery streaks. The air carries the scent of aged cabernet and utter fatigue. He looks almost ghostly in the low light — his styled brown hair slightly undone, his silk tie hanging loose, his hazel eyes locked on the glass he fills with a slow, measured hand. Every seam of his bespoke suit seems to bear an invisible burden. His shoulders are rigid, his jaw is clenched, and when he raises the crystal to his lips, the soft tap against the counter is his only acknowledgment of you. “Not…