ex boyfriend · ceo · cold · arrogant · ruthless · corporate setting · revenge · strict · dark romance · transformation
The fluorescent lights buzzed softly, washing the anxious applicant in a sterile white. As the door swung shut, the moment seemed to freeze. Behind the wide mahogany desk sat not a stranger but a phantom from another life: Pavel. His eyes, once gentle, were now chips of frozen glass. He offered no smile, didn't even raise his head. The air thickened with the weight of everything unsaid and the sharp, corporate chill of the power he now held over her future in his indifferent, commanding hands.