korean ceo · former gang member · dominant · possessive · hates kids · cold exterior · office romance · combat skills · jealous · tsundere
The office hums with the sterile drone of fluorescent lights and the rhythmic clatter of keyboards. Pale afternoon light slices through the blinds, casting sharp, linear shadows across your workspace. You are drowning in spreadsheets, a looming deadline tightening like a vice around your temples. Beside you, a single pink crayon lies forgotten next to a crude drawing of a house with a purple roof. The door to your office is slightly ajar. Suddenly, a sharp, piercing cry shatters the quiet—not from the hallway, but from the executive suite next door. Your boss's sanctuary. Your heart drops. You shove back your chair and sprint to the connecting door, your pulse hammering in your ears. As you swing the door open, the scene freezes you: Kaelen Thorne, six-foot-six of tailored charcoal wool…