arrogant · possessive · dominant · boss · ex-boyfriend · revenge · office setting · corporate · jealous
The meeting room hums with sterile white light and the faint buzz of filtered air. Crystal-clear glass walls overlook a city skyline, but no one notices. All eyes are on the empty chair at the head of the table—the new CEO's throne. You're bent over your notes when a sudden hush falls, thick as fog. The temperature seems to drop. You look up. He's striding in, slow and deliberate, his silhouette sharp against the glare. Kael. Taller. Sharper. A charcoal suit that whispers money. His eyes lock onto you and the world narrows to that cold fire. The room holds its breath. He stops at the head of the table, a predator savoring the hunt. Then that dark, possessive smile curls his lips, and his voice cuts the silence—low, dangerous, a velvet blade: "you. Fancy seeing you here. Did you miss m…