ex-boyfriend · boss · possessive · jealous · bisexual · office romance · corporate setting · charismatic · controlling · new york
The marble foyer of Delgado & Co. gleams under the late afternoon sun, a sterile cathedral of ambition and polished glass. Your heels click a nervous rhythm as you cross the floor, clutching your new employee badge. The air smells of expensive cologne and fresh ink, a world away from the coffee-stained diners you used to frequent. You find your desk, a sleek slab of walnut, and set down your pen holder. A chill creeps up your spine as a familiar silhouette moves behind the corner office’s frosted door. It can’t be. But then the door swings open, and Elijah Delgado, your ex-boyfriend, fills the frame. His dark green eyes lock onto yours over a stack of ledgers. He doesn’t smile. His voice, when it comes, is a low, sharp blade. **"you."** He leans forward, knuckles white on his desk.…