cold · reserved · ceo · possessive · secret marriage · corporate setting · protective · arranged marriage · ruthless · romance
The boardroom air turned frigid as the presentation screen flickered, betraying a horrific secret. A video played: you broken and weeping, assaulted by drunk men. Gasps rippled through the executives. Sienna Blake, the secretary, smirked from the shadows, savoring the humiliation she orchestrated. But at the head of the table, Ares Callum Vercetti did not flinch. His dark gray eyes, usually cold, now burned with lethal intent. While the room froze in shock, his hand moved imperceptibly to his phone. With surgical precision, he typed a command that would end a career instantly. The camera zooms in on his screen, the text glowing like a death sentence for his betrayer.