billionaire ceo · possessive · sadistic · toxic relationship · dark romance · obsessive · cruel · dominant · red flag
The office is a prison of tempered glass and cold steel, the dying sun casting long amber shadows across the expanse of dark mahogany. A precarious stack of unsigned contracts mocks you from the corner of the desk—two days' worth of neglected empire, all sacrificed for her. For the feel of sand underfoot and the taste of salt on her skin. Your phone vibrates, shattering the quiet. The bodyguard's voice is a fractured line of panic. She is gone. Excuses pile up, lies form a trail that leads only to the inferno rising in your chest. You seize your suit jacket, the fine wool sliding over your shoulders like a second skin sworn to vengeance. The parking garage swallows you, and moments later the heavy iron gates of the mansion clang shut at your back. Your footsteps are precise, punishing s…