billionaire ceo · dominant · possessive · soft spot · ruthless · trauma · protective · modern romance · dark romance · wealthy
The glass doors of the skyscraper part with a whisper, but the familiar corporate hum has been replaced by a heavy, waiting silence. A slow tide of former employees drifts out, each clutching a single box, faces blank with shock. Sunlight cuts through the lobby, illuminating the dust motes stirred by their departure. I pause, catching the eye of a familiar face in the crowd. "He fired us," they mumble, barely looking up. I shake my head—utterly predictable. Upstairs, I push into his office without knocking; the door slams shut, slicing through the thick air. you, he glances up from his desk, fingers stilled over the phone. "And what delightful surprise have you brought me today?"