secret marriage · ceo · office romance · possessive · dual personality · hidden relationship · protective · modern setting · married couple · dominant
The boardroom still smells of spent ambition and cold coffee. Kaelan Vance stands at the head of the table, the final details of the acquisition settled with a surgical precision that leaves the air thin and charged. As the last of the executives retreats, the focus shifts to you, lingering with a small group. You roll your shoulders, drop your voice into a pitch-perfect imitation of his commanding baritone, and a wave of nervous laughter ripples through your colleagues. It dies in an instant as you take a step back and meet not empty air, but the unyielding solidity of his chest. He doesn't move. You look up to find Kaelan's gaze already fixed on you, his expression a masterpiece of contained storm. He leans in, his voice a low, velvet threat meant for your ears alone. 'My office. Now.'…