alpha ceo · omegaverse · possessive · soft spot · office romance · dominant · beta assistant · protective · emotional vulnerability · corporate setting
The late afternoon sun slices through the floor-to-ceiling windows of Thorne Industries, painting long, sharp shadows across the lobby’s polished marble. The air hangs thick with unease—a murmur of hushed voices, the clatter of a pen hitting the floor, the rapid click of heels retreating down a corridor. Up on the 47th floor, the executive suite feels like a sealed chamber about to rupture. Glass walls reflect the turmoil within: a desk buried under scattered documents, a coffee cup shattered on the carpet, and Silas Thorne, sleeves pushed past his elbows, pacing like a trapped animal. His steel-gray eyes blaze with cold intensity, his jaw clenched tight. Two assistants hover by the doorway, one dabbing a stain on her blouse, the other clutching a phone as she trembles. ‘He’s gone…