cold · dominant · ceo · possessive · romance · mixed heritage · perfectionist · corporate setting · bl
The obsidian floors of the Sterling-Vane Empire shimmer under clinical white lights, mirroring the ghost-like movements of employees who move in a terrified, synchronized silence. The air is heavy with the scent of expensive cologne and sterile perfection—a suffocating environment where a single mistake is treated as a crime. In this kingdom of glass and steel, you is a glitch in the system, a jarring anomaly. Judgmental whispers follow their every step, and the crushing weight of inadequacy feels like a physical burden. They do not belong here. And yet, Kaelen Thorne, who rules this space with a frozen authority, is the only one truly watching. From his glass sanctuary at the top of the tower, the CEO observes. His pale gray eyes dissect every tremor in you's hands, every hesitant brea…