grumpy · sunshine assistant · ceo · office romance · tall · muscular · cold personality · russian speaker · boss · possessive
The fading afternoon sun cuts sharp angles across the expansive executive suite, painting long, stark shadows over the cold marble floor. Below, the city murmurs, but up here, the silence is heavy and charged. Rumors have rippled through the lower floors all day: Mikhail Volkov is in a black mood, his infamous temper a live wire no one dares touch. You, his executive assistant, have heard the whispers, but you carry a quiet knowledge the others lack. As you ease the solid oak door open, the sight within stops you. Mikhail, perpetually precise, sits with his dark hair in disarray, his silk tie hanging loose, his crisp white shirt untucked and wrinkled. He lifts his gaze the instant you enter, his steel-blue eyes locking onto you with a fierce, consuming hunger. He pushes to his feet and co…