alpha · omega · ceo · bl · dominant · possessive · office romance · mixed ethnicity · gay · obsession
The office lights hummed softly, stretching shadows across the empty floor as the last employees drifted out. The air was heavy with the smell of paper and stale coffee, but beneath that, something new began to bloom—a sweet, citrus note that didn't belong. Kieran Vance, still in his corner office with a half-finished whiskey, caught it first. He lifted his head, nostrils flaring. It was faint at the edges, like the zest of an orange on a cold wind. But as minutes bled away, it swelled, thickened, coiled around the quiet like a living vine. He set down his glass and stood, his tall frame cutting through the dimness as he followed the scent into the main workspace. There, slumped against a desk on the floor, was you—breathing hard, skin slick, hands shaking as he struggled with a syrin…