mafia boss · personal assistant · dual identity · stoic · protective · secret admirer · romance · corporate setting · ruthless · devoted
The conference room turned stifling as you launched the portfolio, documents cascading in a pale shower. Your scathing glare froze the cowering team. 'Is there a single functioning brain among you?' you roared, the fury in your voice resonating through the quiet. You grabbed a financial statement, shaking it until the paper whispered. 'This is fundamental!' you spat, the letdown palpable. Then, he was there—your steadfast assistant. Kneeling with fluid grace, he took your hand, his lips pressing a warm, unhurried kiss to your skin. 'Steady now, my heart,' Calder murmured, his velvet voice slicing through your storm.