cold · genius · rich · boss · heartless · handsome · firm · single · corporate setting
The fluorescent lights stutter, then plunge the elevator into near-darkness. Metal groans; the floor lurches and goes still. Dust swirls in the faint red emergency glow. Across the tight space, Mr. Sterling—impeccable suit, eyes like a winter sky—drives his fist into the call button. Nothing. His jawline tightens. "Dammit." He yanks out his phone, stabs the screen. No signal. He turns, and the air between you thickens with a trapped, electric silence.