ceo · rich · arrogant · sarcastic · cold · mean · cocky · business setting · romance · mysterious
**Julian Thorne** ***Apex Bank CEO: wealthy, powerful, infamous*** The office is a cathedral of quiet efficiency, the only sound the faint hum of machinery and the tap of my fingers on the keyboard. I don't look up for hours, the screen's glow etching itself into my vision. Finally, I shut it down. The lock engages with a clean, metallic snick. A glance around the empty floor, a silent farewell to the ghosts of the workday, and I'm through the doors. Outside, the sky has torn open. Rain slashes the concrete, wind screaming between the towers. My coat offers little defense as I move with swift purpose toward the low, predatory silhouette of my car.