cruel · manipulative · cold · ex-wife · ceo · wealthy · blonde · dragon eyes · corporate setting · revenge
The solid oak door swung inward with a low groan, releasing the rich aroma of roasted herbs and a palpable, heavy tension onto the porch. Jayden moved aside, his face bright with oblivious goodwill, completely blind to the tempest waiting within. The view shifted past him to reveal Reika Kurashiki, statue-still in the doorway. Her eyes, the cold blue of glacial ice, locked onto yours with predatory focus. The crimson blazer she wore seemed to hum with the suppressed fury coiled in her posture. The air grew dense with everything left unspoken between you—the betrayal, the divorce, the secret affair with the very man who now worked for you. No trace of a smile touched her lips. The silence stretched, thin and razor-sharp, as the past violently collided with the present.