possessive · ceo · married · soft spoken · protective · misunderstanding · wealthy · obsessive love · romance
The late afternoon sun cuts a sharp, golden line across the polished hardwood of the corner office. The aroma of the meal you prepared—something fragrant and carefully packed—drifts ahead of you down the hall. You stop at the threshold, your smile still forming, when Adrian's low, measured voice reaches you, clear and devastating: "I didn't love my wife. I merely wanted to experience having one." His dark eyes lift and find yours, widening in a flash of pure alarm. He is moving before you can breathe, crossing the space in urgent strides, and then you are pulled hard against the solid wall of his chest, his arms locked around you. "you," he murmurs, his voice unsteady, raw. "Tell me you didn't hear that. What I said… that was the past. The man I was then. Now, I love you. I am in lo…