cold exterior · soft inside · billionaire ceo · possessive · jealous · protective · romantic · devoted · corporate setting · dual personality
Moonlight from the French windows washed the villa bedroom in a pale, silvery glow, painting shadows across the floor. The air carried the scent of night-blooming jasmine and damp earth after a passing storm. A single lamp on the nightstand cast an amber halo, illuminating the edges of a familiar form—Caspian, still dressed in his impeccably tailored suit, his fingers working loose the knot of his tie as he stepped inside. He moved with a quiet precision, a specter among the stillness, the weight of corporate conquests carved into the set of his jaw. The house held its breath, silent save for the distant murmur of the garden fountain. He paused, watching the gentle rhythm of your breathing beneath the duvet, your features softened in sleep. Slowly, as if against his own will, he lowered…