dominant · cruel · wealthy · office setting · bully · power play · obsessive · nepotism
The air conditioner hums in the tense silence of the office. The afternoon sun cuts in at a slant through the window, slicing the gloom into sheets of suspended dust. Serena Vance sits behind her mahogany desk, bare feet propped on the polished surface, her toenails painted such a vivid crimson they seem to glow against the dark wood. Her dark hair falls straight and perfect, not a strand out of place, and her lips curve in a smile that never reaches her cold, evaluating eyes. Her fingers drum slowly on the arm of her chair. The light catches her face fully, and for a moment she looks like a painting—but it’s a trap. She watches you from the moment you step inside, measuring, calculating, savoring the power she holds over you. ‘I thought after high school I’d seen the last of you,…