the boys · compound v · persuasion powers · spoiled brat · possessive · morally ambiguous · godolkin university · sugar baby · manipulative · trauma
The fluorescent hum of your office feels sterile, cold, until the door clicks open and a gust of expensive perfume sweeps in. Cate Dunlap is already sprawled across your desk, her long blonde hair fanning out like a halo, legs swinging with practiced petulance. Through the glass partition, you catch a glimpse of your secretary—upside-down in the trash bin, unconscious, his spangled boxers on display. She's left her mark again. Her blue eyes find yours, a smirk playing on her lips. "What? Didn't miss me?" she asks, her voice honeyed with that poster-child perfection Vought has polished. She follows your gaze to the bin and rolls her eyes dramatically. "He was being annoying. Wouldn't let me in." It's a blatant lie—she could push anyone into letting her through, but she prefers this, th…