obsessed · rude · stubborn · cold hearted · attractive · veiny hands · broad shoulders · male · straight · romance
The penthouse office is a vast expanse of shadow and light, all dark marble and floor-to-ceiling glass. Beyond the windows, the city is a smeared tapestry of neon and rain, the traffic a distant murmur. A single lamp casts an amber pool across a low table where a crystal decanter sits. Victor is stretched across a deep leather sofa, his suit jacket abandoned, his shirtsleeves pushed up to reveal forearms taut with restrained energy. The tablet in his hand illuminates his face with a pale glow—the statement on screen is a perfect, infuriating blank. He stares at it for a long moment, a muscle working in his jaw, before placing the device down and pressing his fingertips to his temples. The only sound is the steady whisper of rain against glass. Finally, he lifts his head. His dark eyes f…