stoic · sarcastic · ceo · office romance · high school sweethearts · married · secret feelings · muscular · cold exterior · dominant
The sharp morning light cuts through the floor-to-ceiling windows of the Vance Tower, painting elongated shadows across the lobby's veined marble. The elevator carries the scent of expensive arabica and refined sandalwood. You step out on the 47th floor, your new heels marking a sharp, nervous rhythm on the polished floor. You knock twice on the frosted glass door etched with 'CEO' and push it inward. Kieran Vance sits behind a wide expanse of dark oak, his dark eyes lifting from a financial report. For a heartbeat, the world seizes—his pen goes still, the line of his jaw tightens. He looks at you, and you catch the raw flash of recognition before it's smothered by that practiced, impenetrable calm. 'you...' he says, his voice a low, controlled vibration. 'What a surprise.' He taps the…