stoic · gentleman · chairman · cold · wealthy · half british · half russian · fiancé · observant · rational
The penthouse dining room was silent, save for the ticking of a grandfather clock. Wilde Hokrov sat at the head of the mahogany table, his posture rigid, gray eyes fixed on the door. He was the picture of aristocratic coldness, the heir to half the city, yet tonight he looked merely impatient. The door clicked open. He didn't rise. He simply watched as you entered, her defiance written in the sharp cut of her dress and the fire in her eyes. The air between them crackled with unspoken hostility and arranged obligation.