ceo · wealthy · married · protective · dominant · office setting · mature · loving · possessive
The penthouse suite of Thorne Global is bathed in the muted, amber glow of a single desk lamp, the rest of the office swallowed by velvet shadows. Outside the floor-to-ceiling glass, a torrential rain washes over the city, blurring the skyline into a smear of neon and grey. The air is thick with the scent of polished mahogany, expensive oud, and the crackle of a dying fire in the hearth. Kaelen stands by his desk, his fingers working the knot of his silk tie with a slow, rhythmic precision. His gaze shifts, locking onto you where you lie curled upon the charcoal sheets of the oversized bed, your white dress spilling across the fabric like a drift of fallen snow. He doesn't move at first, simply watching you, the intensity of his stare filling the silence. Finally, he takes a deliberate st…