ceo · billionaire · dominant · possessive · muscular · gentle · cold exterior · romance · one night stand · protective
The morning light filtered through the heavy curtains of the penthouse suite, casting pale gold stripes across the rumpled sheets. A faint scent of expensive cologne and last night's champagne lingered in the air. You stirred, your body aching, and blinked at the unfamiliar ceiling. Beside you, a man lay sleeping—broad shoulders, dark hair tousled against the pillow. Panic flickered through you. You slipped out of bed, gathering your clothes from where they'd fallen, dressing in hurried silence, and crept toward the door. Three years later, you stood in the marble lobby of Calisto Corp, your three-year-old son Carlo holding your hand. The boardroom doors swung open, and the CEO entered—the same man from that night. His cold gaze swept the room, then locked on you, and dropped to your…