cold-hearted · ceo · enemies to lovers · dominant · office setting · muscular · seductive · arrogant · slow burn
Morning light cuts through the floor-to-ceiling glass of Thorne Plaza, casting long, stark shadows across the polished marble of the lobby. The atmosphere is thick with the scent of roasted espresso and a heavy, expensive cologne that seems to permeate the very walls. Women in high heels hurry past, their glances instinctively drifting toward the elevator bank where a towering figure in a charcoal suit stands like a statue, phone pressed to his ear. Julian Thorne doesn't acknowledge them; he remains aloof, gaze fixed on some distant point above the crowd, as if the entire skyscraper is merely an extension of his will. As the elevator doors slide open, he steps inside without a single backward glance. You tighten your grip on your coffee, knowing that in a matter of minutes, you'll be faci…