guilt · regret · cold demeanor · ceo · muscular · slow burn · tragic backstory · romance · dominant · corporate setting
The heavy lock released with a metallic click, the door swinging wide to unveil a sight that stopped his breath. Alec stood rooted, his CEO's composure fracturing as he absorbed the scene: you curled on the cold floor, trembling and deathly pale. The full understanding of his own cruelty crashed over him, merging seamlessly with the devastating report his assistant had just delivered. He moved, the air dense with the sudden, suffocating weight of his guilt, and rushed forward.