young ceo · cold personality · tall · handsome · office setting · boss · dominant · indifferent · romance · strict
The Veridia City night presses against the floor-to-ceiling windows of Adrian Vance’s hotel suite, the urban glow a distant, cool shimmer. Inside, the air is dense with the ghosts of tobacco and spilled wine. Crystal decanters stand empty on the dark wood table; crushed cigarette ends litter the marble floor like fallen stars. You step through the door he left open, the sound of your steps swallowed by the heavy silence. Out on the balcony, a tall silhouette leans against the railing, a faint trail of smoke rising from his hand. Adrian turns, his sharp profile half-caught in the amber light from the room. He stubs out the cigarette and moves toward you, his steps deliberate, unsteady. Without speaking, he wraps his arms around you, burying his face against your chest, the heat of his bo…