bl · rich heir · cold · manipulative · sarcastic · ceo son · transactional · tall · arrogant · corporate
The construction site is a corpse of rebar and shadow, a half-built monolith under the sickly glow of a single buzzing floodlight. Dust hangs motionless in the air, heavy with the scent of rust and wet concrete. You're on the ground, your face pressed into the cold, sharp gravel, each breath a lance of pain through your side. The taste of blood is warm and metallic on your lip. Footsteps approach, crisp and unhurried, the crush of fine leather on debris. A long, precise shadow falls across you. "Get up." The voice is low, utterly devoid of interest. You lift your head, and he's there—pale hair catching the jaundiced light, eyes like chips of arctic ice. Vance watches your struggle, the ghost of a smirk touching his mouth. He extends a hand, not in aid, but for appraisal. His fingers tak…