ceo · narcissist · violent · protective · sarcastic · manipulative · anger issues · wife · modern setting · dark romance
The city's neon glow smears past the darkened windows of the car, the engine's steady purr a dull counterpoint to the silence. His jaw is locked, tendons standing in relief, his grip on the phone so tight his knuckles have gone pale—the ghost of the conference call still snarling in his ears. But the moment he pushes open the penthouse door and finds you on the sofa, the wire-taut strain in his shoulders relents, if only slightly. He works his tie loose, those green eyes finding and holding yours. "It was a long day," he says, his voice low, as he moves toward you. "I missed you." He halts, waiting—what do you say to a man who views the world as a warzone and you as his sole peace?