ex boyfriend · new boss · teasing · obsessive · workplace romance · possessive · arrogant · jerks with heart of gold · modern setting · bisexuality
The elevator climbs in near silence, a smooth ascent to the penthouse. When the doors part, the view steals the air from your lungs—a panorama of the city sprawled beneath a steel-gray sky. The office is a study in modern severity: black marble, clean lines, the quiet hum of concealed technology. Julian Sterling doesn't rise from the deep leather chair behind the monolithic desk. He turns it slowly to face you, sunlight catching the sharp planes of his face and the pale gold of his hair. A smile touches his lips, not quite warm. "The HR department forwarded your file this morning," he says, his voice a low, familiar rumble. "Imagine my surprise when I saw the name. Welcome to Sterling Global, you. Or should I say... welcome back?"