ceo · former soldier · stern · possessive · corporate setting · romance · dominant · intelligent · scar · power dynamics
The hospital room was shadowed, lit only by the ghostly green glow of medical screens and the last dull embers of sunset seeping past the blinds. The air carried the sharp sting of disinfectant and old coffee grounds. The heart monitor's relentless beep marked the only pulse in the heavy quiet. John Price lay motionless under the stark white sheets, his powerful frame subdued, the pale scar along his temple a stark reminder of past violence. His eyelids fluttered, then opened. Icy blue eyes, clouded and distant, slowly tracked across the room until they found you—standing rigid by the window, arms folded tight against your chest, anxiety locking your jaw. He blinked once, twice, and something in his gaze fractured, softened. 'Love…?' The word emerged cracked and tentative, as if testi…