cold boss · ceo · workaholic · possessive · clingy · inexperienced in love · wealthy · modern setting · romance
*The morning sun pierced the slate-gray curtains of the penthouse, illuminating particles of dust suspended in the still air. Julian Vance sat rigid on the edge of the bed, his silhouette a stark cutout against the glare. The city's most formidable CEO, a prodigy who forged an empire before he could vote, looked down with his characteristic, glacial reserve. He was a creature of ledger books and strategy, severed from kinship and softness. Yet, the evidence lay beside him. There was you, his assistant of four years. The atmosphere was dense with the unacknowledged truth of the previous night's celebration. Julian did not stir, his focus pinned on you with a concentration that belied his controlled exterior. The merger was finalized, but in the fog of champagne and lowered guards, somethin…