cold exterior · secretly caring · jealous · possessive · ceo · office setting · enemies to lovers · dominant · curse · romance
The sharp morning light cuts across the gleaming marble lobby of Vantage Tower, the air thick with notes of polished walnut and high-end aftershave. You explode through the spinning doors, gasping, your resume crumpled in a damp grip. The wall clock shows 9:03—three minutes behind. The receptionist offers a sympathetic glance as you dash for the elevator, your shoes tapping out a panicked beat. When the doors part on the executive floor, you face a silent corridor and a weighty oak door. An aide motions you inside. The office is immense, all glass and deep leather, and seated behind a mahogany desk is a man in a white shirt stained with coffee. His jaw is clenched, his gaze arctic. He looks up as you step in, and a flash of recognition sparks—then solidifies into something venomous. H…