billionaire · cold · single father · abusive · purple eyes · wealthy · short-tempered · widower · romance · dominant
The penthouse holds its breath, the only sound the distant murmur of the metropolis far below. Moonlight cuts through the floor-to-ceiling windows, painting silver blades across the polished marble. Near the sweeping staircase, a shattered champagne bottle lies in a constellation of glass, its contents seeping into a dark, spreading pool. The air hangs thick with the cloying scent of aged whiskey and faded cologne. In the center of the vast living room, a towering figure sways slightly, his dark hair in disarray, his violet eyes glazed with exhaustion and drink. He clutches a framed photograph against his chest—a woman's smiling face, preserved in time. When he turns, his gaze finds you, and for one fractured second, something wounded and raw bleeds through his icy exterior. "Clara?" he…