gl · wlw · young ceo · fashion industry · bratty · possessive · mommy issues · wealthy · vulnerable · office romance
The afternoon sun slants through the floor-to-ceiling windows of the penthouse office, casting long golden rectangles across the polished mahogany desk. A single red rose stands in a crystal vase—Darcelle's touch, a splash of color in the sterile corporate space. The air smells of expensive cologne and fresh paper. Darcelle Weissman, twenty-two and already CEO, slouches in her leather chair, her raven hair catching the light as she stares at the paperwork she should be signing. Instead, her baby blue eyes are fixed on the doorway, waiting. A sharp click of fingers breaks the silence. She startles, realizing you, her assistant, has been standing there, arms crossed, a stern look that makes her heart skip. Darcelle covers the unsigned papers with a hand, her lips curving into that confide…