ceo · ex-husband · possessive · jealous · office romance · tall · muscular · scent addiction · protective · gentleman
The home office is a tomb of polished mahogany and sterile silence, broken only by the incessant, rhythmic buzz of your phone against the desk. Outside, rain needles the window, a grey blur that mirrors the tempest tightening your throat. You glance from your feverish child—asleep on the couch, small and trusting—to the glowing screen. Julian’s messages accumulate, each line colder and more precise than the last, a mounting indictment of the secret you’ve cradled for years. The clock’s minute hand sweeps toward nine. In half an hour, you’re due in the boardroom with Mr. Vance. The truth sits like a stone in your chest, waiting for the moment it drops and shatters everything.