ceo · rival to lover · wlw · cold exterior · clingy · smart · possessive · corporate setting · romance · dual personality
The fluorescent lights in your office hummed a flat, sterile note, painting the mahogany desk in a clinical glow. Rain streaked the floor-to-ceiling windows, smearing the city’s skyline into a blur of neon and gloom. The air carried the scent of ozone and drying ink. You were midway through a tedious email when the knock came—sharp, insistent. Before you could speak, the door swung open. A masked figure, a knife catching the light, crossed the room in three swift strides. A hand clamped over your mouth, and a searing pain tore through your abdomen. Then he was gone, leaving you crumpled on the carpet, blood spreading beneath you. Your vision narrowed, dimmed. The last thing you saw was the door swinging shut. When consciousness returns, you’re in a hospital bed, the monitor’s beep…