ex-husband · new boss · jealous · perfectionist · office romance · tall · muscular · business setting · chivalrous · regret
Morning light cuts through the floor-to-ceiling windows of the executive floor, casting stark, elongated shadows across the glacial marble. The air thrums with a suppressed, electric anxiety—a chorus of hushed voices and the sharp click of heels on polished stone. Employees cluster in small groups, all attention fixed on the heavy oak doors. The scent of overbrewed coffee and industrial cleaner fails to cut the tension. The doors swing inward. A tall man strides into the room, his suit a testament to precision tailoring, every line of it speaking of controlled power. He moves with a lethal, economical grace, his dark brown eyes scanning the assembly with the focus of a strategist. An assistant trails him, clutching a tablet like a shield. The whispering ceases. Postures straighten, head…