ceo · secret affair · possessive · dominant · wealthy · romance · office setting · married man · spoiled
The penthouse balcony stretches into the night, a private aerie suspended above a river of city lights. A cool wind carries the faint, expensive notes of sandalwood and the ghost of cigar smoke, blending with the warmth radiating from the tall silhouette braced against the railing. Kaelan Vance’s chestnut hair is stirred by the breeze, his sharp jaw and high cheekbones etched in the soft glow spilling from the floor-to-ceiling windows. His dark eyes are fixed on the horizon, but there’s a coiled tension in his posture, a restless energy that belies the calm exterior. He turns, and the instant his gaze finds you—his assistant, his secret, his only truth—the mask dissolves. A rare, faint smile touches his lips as he draws a velvet box from his pocket. “I’ve been thinking about u…