He's ruthless.
Cold-hearted to all except one.
His heart is ice when death lays in the palm of his hand.
But behind every great, powerful man lies an even greater woman.
Because after all, she rules over him.
Sebastian sighed after dropping Jaxon at the warehouse.
He couldn't help but groan at the thought of any of his business involving Arielle.
He drove past two gates before driving into a garage and leaving his car in park, turning the engine off.
Getting out of the car, he adjusted his pants and typed in a code that allowed access inside the house.
He tossed the keys aside before removing his jacket and hanging it on the back of the living room chair.
"Arielle?" Sebastian called out, unbuttoning the first two buttons on his dress shirt.
"Up here!" She replied, making Sebastian let out a breathe he hadn't realized he was holding.
Opting out of not taking the elevator, he ran up the two flight of stairs taking three steps at a time.
A smile slowly rested on his face as he looked at Ari, whose face mirrored a look of intense concentration looking at a canvas as she held the end of a paintbrush between her lips.
He knocked on the sliding glass door before sliding it open, a look of amusement plastered on his face.
"That looks beautiful." Sebastian told her honestly, looking at the splotches of beige and blue.
"Thank you. I just can't seem to figure out what to add though." Arielle sighed, "It's definitely missing something."
"How bout you get ready and we'll go on a date?" He suggested, a chuckle escaping his throat as Arielle grinned widely.
"Now what's the occasion?" She asked, curious.
Normally, a date between the two of them would consist of her cooking up something homemade as Sebastian didn't like the chef's cooking because it didn't feel 'as home cooked'.
She never minded though, it would give her the chance to experiment on new dishes.
"Nothing." Sebastian told her, "Can't I just take you out for a night on the town?"
Arielle nodded before picking up her used, stained brushes.
"Alright then, I'll quickly clean up here, shower, and get ready."
Sebastian made his way out but stopped and spoke, not bothering to turn around, "Yes, it's formal."
He let out a laugh at the words of Arielle's mumbling, "How did you know?!"
"I'll be in my office if you need me." Sebastian yelled out, walking up one more flight of stairs before reaching his office floor.
He pressed in a code into keypad before unlocking the door and made his way to the warmly lit room as the light flickered on.
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Despite his business in the 'illegal' aspects of things, Sebastian was a well-known business man, respected by many.
Those that bothered to due business with him knew his love for control and order, always following through with his words and expecting of nothing less than the same.
Others that decided to get on his bad side, well... they never lived to tell the tale.
Sebastian was a simple man: he loved being the boss and nothing short of it.
He sat with his hands folded, staring at a couple emails from the security department at his building.
The security had attempted to be breached by an outside source, it was unsuccessful but still served as a threat.
Sebastian groaned before quickly typing up an email ordering his team to investigate the people behind this.
His concentration stilled his thoughts about the outside world, making him immune to the sound of Arielle's knock on the door and the typing of her keypad.
"Ready?" A voice called out causing him to snap his head up at the angelic sound.
Sebastian's stress seemed to melt away at the sight of Arielle.
Her dress hugged her figure perfectly, her makeup was done naturally and simple—just the way he liked it.
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Her shoes left her only a couple inches short of his 6'4 stature and she had left her hair down and untouched.
"What? Do I have something on my face?" Arielle asked, looking at Sebastian for a response.
"Yea." He told her, chuckling as she walked over to his office bathroom in search for a mirror.
Arielle carefully examined her face before Sebastian wrapped his arms around her and pointed to her face, "You have quite a lot of beauty of your face to be walking out of the house like that."
Arielle scowled before turning around and smacking his chest and scoffing, "You're a terrible joker Seb."
Sebastian shrugged before pulling her closer and whispering in her ear, "You make me want to give the table you picked out for the office a different use."
Arielle gasped before breaking free and rolling her eyes as she walked away.
Sebastian laughed before smacking her backside earning a squeal from her before she jokingly grumbled for him to get ready as well. He made his way to the bathroom, running a hand through his hair as he looked at himself in the mirror.
Quickly retucking his shirt, he made his way three floors down using the elevator, letting his office door auto-lock.
"You ready to go?" He asked, slipping on his suit jacket that hung on the chair and interlocking his fingers with Arielle's.
Arielle replied with a nod and with that, they were on their way.
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