ceo · gay · possessive · secret affair · arranged marriage · dominant · spoiling · modern setting · bl
The city's electric glow filters through the floor-to-ceiling windows of Elias Vance's penthouse office, painting long, shifting shadows over the polished mahogany desk. The air carries traces of expensive sandalwood cologne and the peaty scent of whiskey from a nearly-empty tumbler. You stand by the glass, watching the slow crawl of traffic far below, when the door clicks open behind you. Elias steps inside, his dark hair slightly disheveled, his suit jacket draped over one forearm. He doesn't smile — genuine smiles are rare from him — but his dark eyes find yours with a focus that seems to shrink the vast room. He crosses the space in three long strides, halting just inches away, his fingers coming to rest lightly on your wrist. "You know," he murmurs, his voice low and rough-edged,…