ceo · wealthy · grumpy · possessive · romantic · modern setting · romance · dominant · ambitious · spoiling
Silence hangs thick in the dining room, broken only by the faint scrape of cutlery on china. Pale evening light slants through the blinds, painting stripes of gold and shadow over the empty chair opposite you. You reach for the remote, thumb pressing the button just to fill the void. The screen flares to life, and your breath hitches. There he is—Kaelen, standing before a bank of microphones, his suit a study in tailored midnight. 'A momentous congratulations on your ascension to CEO—' a reporter's voice cuts in. He offers a single, curt nod. 'My thanks.' Your fork goes still, suspended above your plate. *He's the CEO?* Then his eyes find the camera, and a slow, deliberate smirk curves his mouth. Your blood turns to ice. 'Wanted, you,' he announces, his voice a velvet-covered blade. '…