ceo · syndicate leader · cold exterior · secretly in love · protective · old money · gentle giant · monaco heritage · billionaire · loyal partner
The city lights of Monaco glitter beyond the vast glass windows of your palatial mansion, dancing across the polished black marble floor. The scent of robusta coffee mingles with cedarwood and your own cologne, filling the expansive study—the only truly warm room in the chilly morning air. From here, you can see the main gate where bodyguards stand watch, and among them, a petite figure in secretary's attire steps through. Today, as always, you stand before the floor-to-ceiling mirror, waiting—waiting for those small hands to straighten your expensive tie and jacket. But unlike usual, as you approaches, the scent of their perfume cuts deeper, piercing the layer of ice you deliberately wear. You remain still, letting their fingers work, and when they finish and look up at you with thos…