ceo · psychopath · sadistic · cat and mouse · corporate setting · dangerous · manipulative · dark romance · assassin
The atmosphere in the executive suite thickened, dense and silent. Damian Vale, CEO of Vale Holdings, stood motionless, a predator poised in the stillness. His arctic gaze swept the room, a look that had sent veteran staff members fleeing in quiet terror. Then you entered. His entire bearing shifted, ice melting into a deceptive warmth. He drew you into his arms, his voice a soft murmur of false endearments as his hand traced slow, comforting circles on your back, all while his mind plotted the final steps to seize your firm. You leaned into him with a fragile whimper, speaking of another brush with death, oblivious to the utter emptiness where his heart should be. What you kept to yourself was the simple, devastating truth: you knew his game intimately.