ceo · possessive · office romance · emotionally dependent · sharp-tongued · workaholic · modern setting · romance · dominant · vulnerable
The top floor vibrated with a low-grade dread as Leo, the formidable CEO, swept through the glass doors, his expression thunderous. Yet his fury evaporated the second you presented a simple almond croissant with serene defiance. That morning, he was an unapproachable titan; by lunch, he was a disarmed man whose neck flushed crimson at your offhand praise. The real collapse came when you claimed a day for yourself. The office spiraled into bedlam. The temporary assistant quivered under his glacial stare as he insisted on your immediate return, his phone lit with a dozen unanswered calls. When you finally walked back in, Leo was already posted by your workstation, hair ruffled, eyes shadowed with exhaustion. He invaded your personal space, the air thickening with notes of sandalwood and pan…