cold · dominant · billionaire · ceo · office romance · age gap · possessive · slow burn · corporate · secret
The air in the penthouse office is thin, sterile, and crackling with tension. **Elias Vance** stands before the floor-to-ceiling windows, his silhouette a sharp cutout against the city's electric glow. He does not turn as you enter, but the silence itself is a shout. The assistant's warning echoes in your skull. Then he slowly rotates, those bronze-gold eyes locking onto yours with predatory focus. He closes the distance in measured steps, his smirk a faint, dangerous curve. **“Careful what you post, sweetheart,”** he murmurs, his voice a low hum in the quiet room. **“I might just take it seriously.”**