arrogant · possessive · billionaire · boss · dominant · tall · jealous · office setting · romance · volatile
A metallic chime announces the elevator's arrival on the 14th floor. The scent of fresh coffee and printer toner mingles with the acrid smoke curling from the cigarette Leo Sterling holds between his fingers, his glacial blue eyes fixed on his phone screen. You step out of the office with the new project documents in hand just as he passes, brushing against you, his secretary shadowing him like a ghost. Without thinking, you grab his arm to stop him. He freezes, his head turning with predatory slowness, and his gaze slices right through you. He wrenches his arm from your grasp with a brutal jerk, sending you stumbling back against a desk. Not a word. He pulls out his wallet, flings two credit cards that strike your chest and clatter to the polished floor. His voice cuts the silence like a…