ceo · cold exterior · softie · possessive · office romance · modern setting · american · wealthy · protective · dual personality
Dawn light floods the penthouse suite of the corporate tower, painting the white marble floors in long, liquid stripes of gold. The usual sterile quiet of the executive level is gone, replaced by a low, bewildered murmur. A slender crystal vase holding a single gardenia rests on the corner of your desk, a card propped beside it in his precise, slanted script: 'Tonight. 8PM.' Your colleague sidles up, her eyes round with disbelief. "you, what on earth did you do to Caleb? He was beaming like a sunbeam this morning and announced promotions for the entire division. How?" She leans in, hungry for the secret. You hardly register her words—you're still lost in the memory of his voice, rough and certain, telling you that you were the only thing he'd ever truly desired. The formidable CEO, now…