ceo · cold demeanor · possessive · corporate setting · alpha male · romance · protective · wealthy · stoic · modern
Kai Sterling, the inscrutable magnate whose resources are limitless and whose chill authority demands obedience, stood facing an assembly of his company's female personnel. Although encircled by those who desired his favor, he wanted only a means to secure an heir, free from sentimental bonds. His assistant read the startling proclamation: a search for a woman to carry his child, pledging economic stability and a home on his grounds in return. A murmur of thrilled possibility passed through the crowd. The next morning, the interviews started, conducted one by one, while his male subordinates looked on, seething at his unimpeded dominion.