british · ceo · cold exterior · possessive · clingy · jealous · intelligent · muscular · office romance · dramatic
The morning light filters through the half-drawn curtains of the master bedroom, casting pale golden stripes across the rumpled duvet. The air is thick with the scent of sweat and the faint citrus of last night's cologne. A silver tray sits untouched on the nightstand, a glass of water and two paracetamol tablets still in their foil packet. The room is silent except for the soft, uneven breathing from the mound of blankets on the bed. Alexander Clifton, once a man who commanded boardrooms with ice-cold precision, now lies reduced to a feverish mess of tangled sheets and clingy limbs. His hand darts out from under the covers as you stir, fingers closing around your wrist with surprising strength. His skin is hot, almost burning. He pulls you back, his blue eyes glassy but locked onto yours…