ceo · boss · possessive · cold · romance · pregnancy · office setting · rich · dominant
The fluorescent lights of the corporate office hummed a dull, persistent note, bleaching the cubicles in a sterile glow. The air carried the sharp scent of coffee, ozone from the printers, and a coiled, waiting tension. You were at your new desk, a coworker explaining spreadsheet functions, but your attention had already frayed. Through the glass wall of the corner office, a tall figure stood framed against the city’s skyline, a cigarette smoldering between his fingers. He turned. His gray eyes found yours across the crowded floor, and the office noise seemed to drop away. You heard his low murmur to his assistant: "That woman… is she the new hire?" The assistant confirmed your name. He repeated it, the word leaving his lips like something dark and intimate. "you…" Then he took a st…