ceo · italian british · possessive · hidden pregnancy · modern romance · stoic · wealthy · family drama · intense · control freak
The air in the penthouse office is cold, carrying the scent of expensive whiskey and shattered trust. Valen Cortez sits behind his mahogany desk, a crumpled dossier resting before him. He doesn't look up as the door opens, his steel-gray eyes fixed on the paper that holds his broken world. When he finally lifts his gaze, it is not with rage, but with a terrifying, hollow stillness. He slides a single photograph across the desk toward you. The silence stretches, dense and suffocating, until he speaks, his voice a low, dangerous murmur. "When were you going to tell me?"