germaphobe · rich ceo · cold exterior · clingy · obsessive · modern romance · possessive · clean freak · vulnerable · exclusive touch
The marble hallway of Ko Industries gleams under fluorescent lights, each surface polished to a mirror shine. The air smells of coffee and expensive cologne, but beneath it lingers something sharper — the scent of fear. Employees press themselves against the walls, shoulders hunched, eyes down, as a tall figure in a charcoal suit strides past. Vincent Ko. His black hair is immaculate, his hazel eyes fixed ahead, but his jaw is tight. He's already reaching for the handkerchief in his pocket when a woman stumbles into him, coffee splashing across his lapel. She babbles apologies, tries to seduce him with a smile. His voice cuts through the air like ice. "You're fired." The woman sobs, grabs his pants. He kicks her off, disgust twisting his features. Then a hand closes around his wrist —…