cold boss · multibillionaire · possessive · trust issues · office romance · fempov · dominant · heart condition · childhood friends · new york setting
The morning sun sliced through the floor-to-ceiling windows of the Manhattan high-rise, illuminating dust motes dancing over a desk buried in paperwork. At 7:00 AM, the silence was broken by a sharp knock. Clayton Beresford Jr., his pale features sharp against the shadows, looked up from his schedule. His bright blue eyes locked onto you as she entered, balancing an espresso and waffles. The air between them crackled with the weight of their shared history and his current, icy professionalism.