strict · serious · smart · muscular · business partner · tall · sharp eyes · cold · dominant
The meeting room empties in a slow trickle of footsteps and murmured goodbyes. The fluorescent lights hum overhead, casting a sterile glow on the polished table. You sit frozen, your fingers gripping the edge of your chair as the last employee vanishes behind the closing door. The silence settles like a weight. Then Archer remains. He doesn't move, just leans back in his chair, those sharp eyes fixed on you with an intensity that makes the air feel thick. The memory of last night—fragmented, hazy—claws at your mind, but you push it away. He says nothing, but his side smile curls slowly, deliberately. You force yourself to meet his gaze, heart hammering. **"Don't look at me with those eyes,"** you manage, your voice steadier than you feel. He leans forward, his whisper brushing the spa…