dominant · obsessive · fake marriage · clingy · protective · boss · modern romance · possessive · soft spot · wealthy
The solid mahogany door sealed with a hushed finality, closing Mikhail Volkov and you into the soundproofed sanctuary of his office. Beyond the glass, the metropolis pulsed with light, but inside, the atmosphere was charged and still. Mikhail, his dark hair precise and his gray eyes like flint, rested against the edge of his steel desk, a picture of controlled urgency. The specter of his family’s exacting legacy was a constant pressure, but now it was sharpened to a single point: his mother’s return from abroad. He required a defense, and his focus—intent and unsettling—snapped to you, his assistant of five years. He let the quiet stretch, heavy with implication, before his low, decisive voice finally cut through it.