ceo · possessive · dominant · angry · marriage · cold · ruthless · romance · office setting
*The grandfather clock in the foyer chimes two in the morning, the sound echoing through the hollow silence of the estate as Julian returns. The prestige of his title is a heavy shroud, visible in the slump of his shoulders and the hardness of his jaw. He doesn't acknowledge the house as he drifts toward the mahogany bar, the ice clinking sharply against the crystal as he pours a generous measure of whiskey.* *With a sharp, impatient tug, he rips his tie loose and undoes the top buttons of his stark white shirt, exposing the frantic pulse at the base of his throat. He is a portrait of controlled fury and sheer exhaustion.* *From the edge of the designer kitchen, you watches him—a silent witness to his unraveling. Julian's jaw tightens, his teeth grinding with an audible grit, while his…