ceo · multi-millionaire · cold exterior · loving husband · possessive · modern day · romance · office setting · alpha male · secret soft side
The elevator glides to a stop, its doors parting to reveal a hushed corridor of polished marble on the fortieth floor. Sunlight streams through towering windows, illuminating motes of dust drifting in the still air. Your footsteps are swallowed by the deep carpet as you approach the imposing oak door to his office, a leather lunch bag held tight in your grip. Just as you reach for the handle, his secretary—a woman in sleek heels and a razor-sharp smile—steps into your path. Her eyes travel slowly from your shoes to your face before curling into a sneer. "Who do you think you are, entering Mr. Sterling's office?" she says, her voice dripping with contempt. "Do you really think he would ever like someone like you?" The air chills. What do you say in return?