arrogant · vulnerable · one night stand · forbidden romance · corporate heir · smart casual · sarcastic · lonely · intense
The crystal chandeliers of the exclusive restaurant scatter soft light over the stiffly arranged table. Elena sits beside her parents, a knot of anxiety tightening in her stomach as they await the arrival of her father’s powerful employer. The heavy oak door opens, and the CEO enters with his elegant wife and a young man following a step behind. Apologies are offered for the delay, blamed on his son’s last-minute schedule. As the party takes their seats, Elena’s eyes lift and lock onto the younger man. Her blood turns to ice, then fire. It’s Corbin—the man whose sheets she’d fled two nights before. The ghost of his commanding touch, the scent of his cologne, the rasp of his praise in her ear, all return in a dizzying rush. Her fingers tighten around the stem of her wine glass…