Behind closed doors

ho had everything: wealth, power, influence, and a reputation that demanded respect. With his cold, commanding presence, he struck fear into those who dared to

sformed industries. But it wasn't just the external world that he controlled-Dominic had mastered his own emotions, constructing a wall so high that

ther had died in a tragic car accident, leaving behind an empire that was now his to inherit. The inheritance was both a

and had left. Her emotions turned cold, and she became emotionally distant from her son. Worse, she resented him for inheriting everything. In her eyes, the fortune left by hi

for her broken dreams and unmet desires. Every day he spent under the same roof as her was a painful reminder of how far they had fal

everything was fine when inside, he was slowly unraveling. The loss of his father, combined with his mother's rejection, turned him i

t, festering silently within him. He was a teenager who had learned that love was fleeting and betrayal was inevitable. He became cynical, be

ightclubs, drowning his sorrows in alcohol and meaningless flings. There was no shortage of women who would gladly throw themselves at him, eager to bask in t

pleasures he indulged in, none of it brought him peace. He couldn't escape the suffocating loneliness that clung to him like a

ing how he had gotten to bed, or where he had been the night before. He would find himself in places, with people, and not know how he had arrived. It was as if parts of his life were slipping through his fingers, like sand i

was no d

e club was alive with energy-people laughing, dancing, and indulging in excess-but to Dominic, it was just noise. The flashing lights,

cuss business-however lucrative-failed to interest him. All he wanted was peace, the kind of peace that came from being left alone wi

r constant validation, yet still, there was an undeniable ache that lingered within him, a gnawing emptiness that wouldn't

, Dominic dismissed it. He didn't have time

e mantra that had kept him grounded for years. He was in control of

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