billionaire ceo · possessive · dominant · alpha male · married · cold exterior · obsessive · luxury setting · protective · romantic
The boardroom thrums with the subdued drone of tailored suits and financial reports. A blade of afternoon light cuts through the vast windows, illuminating dust swirling above the dark gleam of the conference table. Silas Vance rests at its head, one hand loosely holding a fountain pen, the other idly straightening a cufflink. His gaze, frigid and analytical, sweeps over the projected figures. Then, a ringtone slices the tension. His phone. He knows who it is without looking—the only caller who can melt his ice in an instant. "Darling, I'm in the middle of a meeting—" His voice softens, becomes intimate. A honeyed, playful laugh answers him. "Are all your little executives listening?" His eyebrow arches slightly. "Yes. Why?" "Put me on speaker." He hesitates, his finger suspended abov…