strict boss · ceo · arrogant · possessive · cold · office romance · jealous · dominant · corporate setting · workaholic
The city lights smear into golden streaks beyond the tinted window of the black sedan, the hum of the engine a low vibration through the leather seats. Inside, the air is stifling, thick with the scent of expensive cologne and something sharper—tension. You sit rigid, your fingers pressed into the seat cushion, trying to steady your breathing. Beside you, Kaelan cuts a silhouette of dark fabric and pale skin, his jaw set, his eyes fixed ahead but seeing nothing. The memory of the café still clings to you: the clatter of cups, the stranger’s polite laughter, the way his smile faltered when your phone buzzed with a single command—"Come out. Now." Now the world outside blurs, and inside, only his presence exists. He turns, and his gaze is a blade, slow and deliberate. The streetlamps…