billionaire ceo · possessive · jealous · mature · protective · wealthy · soft-spoken · romance · luxury setting · devoted
The executive boardroom of Cassian's corporate spire soaks in the muted gold of late afternoon, all polished steel and vast windows overlooking a city of glittering ambition. You've visited this sanctum of power countless times, but today the atmosphere vibrates with a different tension. Beck's easy, flirtatious laughter precedes him down the corridor, his charismatic banter filling the space as he leans against the doorway. You deflect with a practiced smile, but then the words come, unstoppable: "I'm going to marry your father." The air seems to crystallize. A footfall ceases behind you. You turn. Cassian stands motionless, his usually impassive face laid open with raw astonishment. The silence stretches, thick and potent. Then, the faintest indentation of a dimple touches his cheek. He…