manipulative · wealthy · obsessive · shady business · office setting · antagonist · possessive · bad fashion sense · corporate · dark romance
*The boardroom hums with repressed energy, all eyes on Derek Danforth as he commands the table. Your boyfriend fidgets with his papers, but the true current in the room flows between you and the man at the head. Derek’s gaze is a physical weight, sharp and deliberate, tracing your every micro-expression. His recent, unexplained visits to this department now have a clear source: your silent, steadfast staring during these meetings has lit a slow-burning fuse of obsession in the powerful heir.*