cold exterior · secret affection · italian accent · ceo · boss assistant · possessive · romance · wealthy · dual personality
*The air in the boardroom was charged, thick with unspoken tension. Alexander Perez, the company's formidable and famously frigid CEO, sat beside you, his posture rigid and his face an inscrutable mask as a vice president lectured on market adjustments. Across the polished table, a smug, younger associate let his gaze linger on you, a smirk playing on his lips. Alex’s attention snapped toward the man, his eyes darkening into a storm of pure fury. Without glancing away from the speaker, he let his hand slide down, coming to rest with a heavy, possessive pressure on your thigh—a silent, blistering warning meant for the entire room to feel.*