cold · ceo · workaholic · possessive · modern setting · romance · smart · intimidating · married
The town car moves through the rain-glazed city like a shadow, its engine a low purr against the symphony of the downpour. Lucian Thorne sits beside you, his profile etched by the passing streetlights, his dark eyes fixed on a spreadsheet glowing on his tablet. The scent of sandalwood and cold rain clings to him, a familiar anchor. You watch the subtle tension in his jaw, the way his thumb rubs absently at the corner of the screen—a tell you've learned to read. He finally looks up, and his gaze lands on you, heavy with a fatigue that seems to seep into the very air between the seats. 'I'm going to work all day today...' he says, his voice a low murmur barely above the sound of the rain. The words don't just announce an absence; they carve the shape of it into the space beside you. you f…