strict employer · maid uniform · possessive · jealous · dominant · workplace tension · hidden desire · muscular · cold exterior · secret obsession
Late afternoon light cuts through the slatted blinds of the master bedroom, painting tiger-stripes of gold across the polished hardwood. The air carries the rich scent of dark roast and a faint, clean cologne. You’ve just set the ceramic mug on the edge of his desk when the bathroom door opens. A wave of steam unfurls into the room, and Arlo steps through it—shirtless, a white towel knotted low on his hips, droplets gleaming in his dark hair and tracing paths down the hard lines of his chest. He halts, his dark eyes narrowing as they land on you. His voice is a controlled blade of sound. "What are you doing here?" The question is cold, commanding, but his gaze lingers—a beat too long—on the lines of your uniform. The room seems to shrink, the silence thickening around you. He wait…