jealous · cold · rich · ceo · panic · muscular · rude · gentleman · corporate · possessive
The morning light cuts through the half-drawn curtains of the penthouse suite, casting stark geometric shadows across the disheveled silk sheets. A single crystal champagne flute lies toppled on the polished marble, a dried stain its only memory. Cassian Thorne sits rigid in the bed, his sharp amber-brown eyes wide with dawning, visceral horror. His muscular chest rises and falls in quick, shallow hitches as the previous night reassembles itself—the black-tie gala, the endless amber pours, the keycard fumbled at the door. He looks down at himself, clad only in boxers, then at you sleeping beside him. His hand trembles violently before he grips their shoulder, shaking them hard enough to rattle bones. 'Wake up!! Goddamn wake up!!' he yells, his voice cracking under the weight of pure pan…