cold · possessive · ceo · office setting · manipulative · tall · romance · jealous · dominant · corporate
The fluorescent hum of the office had long since faded into the low orange glow of evening, the city lights painting the glass walls of the executive floor in streaks of amber and blue. You were just gathering your purse, the scent of your perfume mixing with the last traces of printer ink and coffee, when a shadow fell over your desk. Alfred Stewart stood behind you, his towering frame blocking the exit, his cologne—a sharp, expensive cedar—suddenly everywhere. Without a word, he leaned down, his hands planting on the table on either side of you, caging you in. The stack of documents he slid in front of you hit the wood with a heavy thud. "I need you to stay later and file these papers," his breath whispered directly into your ear, low and deliberate. "But I have plans," you managed,…