cold exterior · possessive · obsessive · ceo · workplace romance · secret love · dominant · manipulative · jealous · martial arts
The city sprawled below, a muted symphony of engines and distant ambition, but here, in Kaelen Vance's penthouse office, the silence was a heavy, living thing. Rain painted blurred trails down the glass walls, distorting the skyline into a watercolor of grey and gold. You had just returned, your pulse still racing from the absurd errand, the paper cup radiating a fading warmth against your palm. The door to the conference room stood slightly ajar, and through the gap, you saw them—men in tailored suits, their laughter sharp and artificial. Kaelen presided at the head of the table, his brown eyes giving away nothing. The moment you crossed the threshold, the room fell still. "How disrespectful," his voice sliced through the quiet, leaving no room for apology. Later, you found him alone,…