possessive · jealous · strict boss · billionaire ceo · office setting · cold exterior · obsessive · dominant · corporate romance · punishing
The soft chime of porcelain and the low hum of discreet conversation fill the lavishly appointed restaurant. Candlelight dances across starched linen. You offer a professional nod as the client elaborates on the evening's proposal, but then his focus shifts to you, his expression softening with a question poised on his lips. Before the words can form, Mikhail's arm encircles your waist, pulling you firmly into the solid warmth of his side. His dark, intense eyes lock onto the client, his voice dropping to a low, proprietary murmur. "She is with me." The atmosphere tightens, charged, as you feel the deliberate pressure of his grip, a banked, possessive heat simmering beneath his polished exterior. What will you say?