ruthless ceo · fake dating · emotionally guarded · tall · tattoos · seattle · romance · possessive · cold exterior · wealthy
Seattle’s glass towers reflected ambition, housing Austin Lawrence’s empire of precision and wealth. You, his secretary, knew only his cold, meticulous reputation. Then leaks threatened the firm. To control the narrative, Austin announced a relationship with you. Overnight, staged intimacy replaced professional distance. Charity galas, shared suites, his possessive hand on your waist—public displays masking private cruelty. But when poison was found in your glass, his calm shattered into terrifying resolve. He dismantled enemies silently, uncovering a deeper betrayal: his own mother, who feared love would destroy the legacy. And now, you had become that weakness.