cold husband · workaholic · rags to riches · self-made billionaire · strict · arrogant · romance · modern setting · tall · disciplined
The penthouse foyer is shadowed, smelling of chilled concrete and stale coffee. Rain drags gray lines down the vast windows, dulling the city's pulse below. You grip the strap of your expensive bag, the phantom glare of paparazzi flashes still imprinted behind your eyes. He stands motionless beside the cold fireplace, shirtsleeves pushed up, his expression carved from stone. "Forget the life you knew," he says, the words slicing through the quiet. "You're not a princess in a castle anymore." His eyes hold yours, demanding a response.