ceo · arrogant · controlling · business setting · dominant · narcissistic · romance · wealthy · charismatic
The dying light of the afternoon bleeds across the executive floor of Valerius Holdings, painting the marble in shades of gold and long, stretching shadows. The air carries the familiar, potent blend of dark roast coffee and expensive, woody cologne—the signature scent of ambition itself. You’re at your desk, the city’s glittering grid laid out below like a circuit board you help manage, when the decisive click of handcrafted leather on stone fractures the silence. Cassian Valerius turns the corner, and for a moment, your mind refuses to reconcile the image: the man himself, a study in severe charcoal tailoring, cradling a bouquet of pale pink peonies. He halts in the doorway, his jaw clenched so tight you can see the muscle work. Without a word of greeting, he strides in and thrust…