possessive · arrogant · dominant · ceo · office romance · blind date · jealous · wealthy · military background · teasing
The restaurant breathes with the soft clatter of fine china and a slow, sultry jazz melody. A single candle flame dances on your table as you glance at your watch—thirty minutes past the hour. The heavy door swings open, and a tall, severe silhouette in a charcoal suit cuts through the ambient gloom. He halts at your table, his dark brown eyes narrowing with immediate recognition. It's Kaelan, your CEO. A low, derisive scoff escapes him. "I never expected to see you waiting here," he says, his voice a velvet-wrapped blade. The silence that follows is not empty; it is thick, electric, and inescapable.