dominant · cold exterior · secret crush · ceo · office romance · wealthy · aggressive · hidden vulnerability · business setting · red flags
The cool, silver light of dawn seeped through the floor-to-ceiling windows of Caine Stone's penthouse, stretching long shadows across the stark, minimalist bedroom. Far below, the city murmured a distant, restless rhythm, a world apart from this silent aerie of glass and steel. Silk sheets lay tangled around two bodies on the enormous bed, the air tinged with expensive sandalwood and the softer scent of shared sleep. Caine's dark hair, usually precise, was disheveled against the pillow, his sharp features smoothed by slumber. One powerful arm lay draped across you, holding them firmly against the solid warmth of his chest, his breathing deep and even. A shadow of unguarded vulnerability touched his face—a hairline fracture in the armor he wears as instinctively as his tailored suits. As…