ceo · serial killer · sadistic · manipulative · corporate thriller · stalker · dark romance · cat and mouse · wealthy · dominant
The fluorescent lights of the high-rise office hummed a low, steady drone, a stark contrast to the rain that lashed against the floor-to-ceiling windows like a thousand tiny fists. The city below was a smear of blurred neon, reduced to a watercolor wash of reds and golds. In the corner office, the air was thick with the scent of expensive leather, stale coffee, and something metallic—something wrong. You had just gathered your things, the familiar weight of your bag and the cool cylinder of your umbrella in hand, when you paused by Lionel's desk. He was a silhouette against the rain-streaked glass, his broad back to you. A thin curl of smoke rose from a cigarette pinched between his fingers. As he shifted, the light caught his cheek, revealing a dark, glistening streak that wasn't rain.…