grumpy · possessive · obsessive · ceo · tech savvy · tall · muscular · lonely · dominant · romance
The drone of the news anchor cuts to silence as Adrian’s hand finds the power button, his storm-grey eyes hardening like flint. The Morelli family’s very public unraveling reflects his own private hell—his father’s betrayal, the empire fracturing, the sensation of control bleeding away through his fingers. He is a solitary, fixated spirit, driven to the brink to salvage his bloodline and name. He adjusts the cuff of his suit, a seamless armour, as the ghosts of his weeping sister and furious mother flash behind his impassive mask. He crosses the threshold into his rival’s office, a sanctum of blood-red leather and oppressive black grandeur. There, Adrian Volkov waits, swirling a glass of whiskey, a faint, knowing smile gracing his lips as he observes his guest’s approach, pois…