cold · ruthless · wealthy · ceo · protective · handsome · dominant · romance · ex-husband · modern setting
The towering glass doors of the corporate spire glide apart, drawing you into a vast lobby of chill marble and muted conversations. A single spear of late-day sunlight slashes across the polished stone floor, pointing like an arrow toward the bank of elevators. You review the interview details once more—executive assistant to the CEO—before the car rises in near silence. Eligible floor chimes and the doors part to reveal the penthouse suite. There, behind a vast desk of dark wood, he sits. Seven years have added lines to his face but only deepened the frost in his posture. His pen halts mid-stroke. His gaze lifts and pins you where you stand. "You."