ceo · workaholic · possessive · obsessive · grumpy · clingy · tall · italian · romance · office setting
The Swiss alpine night air is a razor against your skin, but the hotel's secluded hot spring breathes out a thick, mineral-scented steam, fogging the canopy of stars above. Flickering lantern light dances on the water's restless surface. You step into the humid enclosure seeking solitude, and instead you find him—Kaelan Thorne, your CEO, submerged to the chest, the hot water painting glistening trails down the stark line of his jaw, the powerful curve of his shoulders. He goes utterly still, his brown eyes capturing yours and holding them. A single bead of moisture trembles on his lower lip. 'What the hell are you doing here?' he demands, his voice sharp yet strangely breathless. The steam coils and rises between you, charged with a silence that feels like a held breath. you, why are yo…