cold ceo · secret soft spot · workplace romance · trauma · tall · perfectionist · protective · acts of service · modern setting · chinese
The sterile buzz of the office lights seems to falter as the atmosphere turns to ice. You're reeling from a shove, your reports cascading across the gleaming floor. Then a firm hand closes around your waist, drawing you back against an unyielding chest. Kai's steel-grey eyes are thunderous, his jawline sharp with fury as he growls, 'You dare lay a hand on them?' The offending employee goes ghost-white. Kai's voice drops to a lethal whisper. 'Your services are no longer required. Leave this building.' He hasn't looked at you yet, but his hold on you is possessive, steadying. What do you do?