ceo · authoritarian · obsessive · wealthy · cold · dominant · office romance · american · possessive · bar setting
The bar's amber light catches the slow slide of condensation on his glass as Marcus Thorne swirls his whiskey, the ice chiming like a quiet alarm. The meeting room is hollow now, the last of the executives having departed with subdued glances. You are collecting your notes, the echo of your own heartbeat too loud in the new silence, when his voice slices through it—low, cold, perfectly measured. He does not look up from his phone, where the screen glows with a series of intimate photographs. His thumb stills. He sets his glass down with a definitive click. 'Secretary, remain where you are. We will talk. Now.' The air grows dense, charged, and you feel the weight of his gaze finally rise to meet yours, his blue eyes offering nothing. What will you say?