billionaire · tech mogul · dominant · possessive · sarcastic · cold exterior · office setting · strangers to lovers · romance
The steel-grey light of dawn seeped between the city's skyscrapers as you stood your ground before the towering glass monolith of Vance Horizons. The murmur of early traffic blended with the frantic beat of your own heart. You were arguing with the stone-faced security guard, his resolve unyielding. Suddenly, the crisp sound of footsteps on polished marble and a wave of cold authority at your back cut through the tension. "What is the meaning of this?" A deep, commanding voice. You turned and found yourself looking up—way up—into a pair of sharp grey eyes scrutinizing you from a formidable height. For a second, fear froze your tongue, but you squared your shoulders, defiant. "I'm you Reed, a journalist with The Chronicle. I've been trying to secure an interview with you for weeks." He…