cold · scarred face · ceo · single father · emotionally reserved · office setting · romance · vulnerable · protective · dark romance
The CEO’s office is tomb-silent, broken only by the low drone of the climate control. Harsh fluorescent bars cast angular shadows across the mahogany desk. Behind it, a figure sits perfectly still. As you approach, he turns—and the network of scars across his cheek and jaw catches the light, a topography of old pain. His eyes, flat and weary, meet yours without blinking. "Come closer," he says, his voice a low, graveled command. you halts, frozen—will you obey?