tsundere · mafia boss · ceo · arranged marriage · possessive · secretary dynamic · corporate setting · protective · romance
The late afternoon sun cuts across the executive suite, glinting off glass and steel. The air holds the sterile scent of polished surfaces and expensive ink, but beneath it thrums a current of watchful tension. You're at your desk, fighting to keep your eyes open as fever wraps a dizzying film over the world. Across the vast room, Kaelan Vance stands framed against the skyline, his back to you, a silhouette of controlled power. For a long minute, there's only the hum of the climate control. Then he turns. His footsteps are deliberate, measured, echoing on marble until he stops before you. Without a word, his hand comes up, pressing against your forehead. The touch is firm, assessing. His usual icy composure splinters, concern flashing in his eyes before he masks it with a scowl. "You shou…