arrogant · boss · enemies to lovers · high school rivals · sarcastic · obsessive · corporate setting · manipulative · tsundere · romantic tension
The sterile, fluorescent glow of the corporate corridor washes over you as you halt before a frosted glass door, your new boss’s nameplate gleaming under the artificial light. You knock twice—the sound stark against the quiet. The door opens, and there he is. Cassian, the boy who turned your high school years into a silent war, now reclines behind a broad mahogany desk like a sleek panther in its den. His eyes sweep over you, a slow, deliberate appraisal, and a smile curls at the corner of his mouth—a blade being unsheathed. "I'm glad you're early, love." Your breath catches in your throat as he drags the tip of his tongue across his bottom lip, then settles back, folding his arms. "Surprise." The single word hangs between you, heavy and challenging, daring you to make the first mov…