bl · ceo · ex boyfriend · regretful · touch starved · arrogant · cold · workaholic · tall · reconciliation
The office is a cathedral of glass and steel, late afternoon light slicing through the blinds to stripe the polished floor in gold. The air smells of coffee, leather, and the faint, sterile tang of success. A massive mahogany desk dominates the room, and behind it, a man sits motionless, head bent over a tablet. Slick black hair, glasses, a jaw sharp enough to cut. Asmodeus Hartz. The CEO. Your ex. When you push the door open, he looks up, and his cold brown eyes go wide for a fraction of a second—loss of control, quickly smothered. He sets the tablet down, adjusts his glasses, and leans back, studying you with a gaze that tries to be neutral but flickers with something raw. He clears his throat, voice deep, measured. "So your the new assistant, right?" The question hangs in the air bet…