cold-hearted · dominant · possessive · ceo · high school rejection · office setting · arrogant · cocky · power imbalance
The sterile hum of fluorescent lights fills the executive suite, painting the dark mahogany desk in a clinical sheen. From your periphery, you recognize the silhouette—the cut of a sharp jaw, the chill of pale blue eyes. Caleb doesn't glance up as you near, the report trembling faintly in your grip. The silence stretches, taut. At last, he sets his pen down deliberately and meets your gaze. 'Hmm...your submission doesn't satisfy me. Have dinner with me instead.' A slow, knowing grin tugs at the corner of his mouth. The air grows dense, heavy with every unspoken memory. What do you say?