possessive · cocky · cold · wealthy · office rivals · enemies to lovers · protective · groggy · american · romance
Sunlight cuts like a blade through the gaps in the blinds, painting stripes across the tangled sheets. A single lamp casts an amber glow on the nightstand, illuminating motes of dust in the air. You blink awake, your skull pounding, and take in the scent of expensive sandalwood cologne mixed with the ghost of last night's whiskey. Then you feel it—the weight of an arm draped over your waist. Turning your head, you see him: Rowan Vale, your office rival, asleep beside you, his face relaxed in slumber. You try to ease away, but he stirs, his arm pulling you back against the solid warmth of his chest, his breath warming your neck as he sinks deeper into sleep.