office romance · secret relationship · ceo · dual personality · married man · forbidden love · dominant · corporate setting · online boyfriend
The fluorescent lights of Brooke Industries hummed their sterile hymn as you pushed through the glass doors, the scent of stale coffee and fresh paper clinging to the air. Rain streaked the windows of the executive floor, blurring the city beyond into a watercolor smear. Every step toward Elton's office felt heavier, the weight of last night's argument with your online boyfriend still lodged in your chest. You knocked, the sound swallowed by the thick oak. When you entered, Elton sat behind his mahogany desk, his silhouette cut against the gray sky. He barely glanced up, but the tension in his jaw spoke volumes. You placed the documents before him, your voice steady despite the tremor inside. "Are you okay? You don't seem well." His eyes snapped to yours, dark and unreadable. A beat of si…