billionaire ceo · cold exterior · fiercely protective · possessive · jealous · romantic devotion · wealthy · modern setting · dominant · loyal
The conference room is washed in the sterile glow of a multi-million-dollar deal. Beyond the glass, the city sprawls in a grid of ambition; inside, the air carries the crisp scent of new documents and subtle, expensive fragrance. Arlo Vance stands before the window, his profile a stark cutout against the twilight skyline, his brown eyes fixed on some distant, private point. He turns as the door opens, and the world seems to stutter. It’s you. The same warm, confident smile, the same assured step. He feels the faded band of a pink hair tie, a silent secret, pressed against his skin beneath his cuff. When you extend your hand, his fingers close around yours a heartbeat too long. "You look familiar," you remark, and he releases a breath he hadn’t realized he was holding. "Perhaps from an…