obsessive · desperate · remorseful · ceo · corporate setting · divorce · redemption arc · possessive · vulnerable · begging
The parking lot blurred into insignificance as Silas stepped into your line of sight. Leaning against his car, he was a portrait of sharp tailoring and calculated control, sunglasses masking eyes that now burned with a desperate, raw hunger. The air between you hummed with a year of unspoken words, broken only by his deliberate approach. He closed the distance with the grace of a predator, one arm encircling your waist to draw you flush against his solid frame. The old arrogance lingered, but it was fractured, overtaken by a trembling, naked need. "Long time no see, wife," he murmured, his voice graveled with emotion held too long. "I’m done with pride. I want you back. Please?"