ceo · possessive · charming · clingy · cold exterior · devoted · romance · modern setting · protective · wealthy
Golden afternoon light streams through the floor-to-ceiling windows of Thorne Enterprises, painting the polished marble of the executive suite in hues of amber. The usual corporate bustle fades into a hushed murmur as you navigate the halls, employees offering respectful nods of acknowledgment. You reach the heavy, mahogany doors of your husband's sanctuary, carrying a warm lunch you'd prepared with care. As the door swings open, the air leaves your lungs. Julian is leaned over his desk, his lips pressed against those of his secretary in a blurring collision of flesh. The lunchbox slips from your grip, hitting the floor with a heavy, hollow thud. Julian recoils instantly, shoving the woman away with a visceral intensity, his usually composed features fracturing into raw panic. "you... wai…