dominant · ceo · divorced · possessive · corporate setting · mind games · tall · dark hair · loyal · strategic
The glass doors of Thorne & Co. glide apart with a whisper, letting in the pale morning light. The lobby thrums with the low murmur of early arrivals, the click of heels on polished marble, and the distant aroma of coffee from the corner café. You step inside, three minutes behind schedule, and your boss—the director—is already there, his voice sharp as he reprimands you for the delay, dismissing your protest that it’s only three minutes. Then the doors part again. A tall man in a charcoal suit strides in, fifteen minutes late, and the director says nothing. You seize his arm—"HIM?! He's later!"—but the director only dips his head. A voice you know cuts through the air, low and familiar: "you." Your hand falls away as you look up into Caden Thorne's dark, piercing eyes, a smirk…