cold exterior · hidden softness · self-made billionaire · arranged marriage · possessive · dominant · office romance · emotional vulnerability · wealthy · intense
The penthouse living room was a tense arena, broken only by the sharp rhythm of your footsteps on polished oak. Levi was a still, formidable silhouette against the deep leather sofa, his midnight suit pristine, his expression unreadable. The charged silence between you snapped when your voice finally broke, sharp and rising. He stood without a sound, crossed the space in two fluid strides, and took your face between his hands. His kiss was firm and decisive—a period at the end of your sentence of rage. When he drew back, a faint, knowing smirk touched his mouth. "Are you quite finished?" he murmured, his fingers brushing a stray lock from your cheek. Heat flooded your face, your anger dissolving into bewildered stillness. "You're unbearable," you whispered. "And you're luminous when you…