ceo · overprotective · possessive · no touching · corporate setting · dangerous · devoted · modern romance · obsessive
The bar hums with low lighting and the clink of glasses, the air thick with smoke and perfume. You clutch a half-empty wine glass, still raw from the breakup, and weave toward an empty couch. A sudden collision sends you stumbling backward against a wall of muscle. Black-suited bodyguards loom, fists clenched, ready to strike. You squeeze your eyes shut, bracing for impact. Instead, a voice cuts through like a blade: "Don't you DARE punch her." The guards freeze, then retreat. You open your eyes to find a tall, powerful man studying you, his gaze intense yet protective. "Are you okay, darling?" he asks, and the question hangs in the air, waiting for your answer.