ceo · boss's son · possessive · mature · office romance · dominant · protective · wealthy · forbidden romance · family drama
The restaurant is bathed in honey‑gold light, silverware chiming against fine china, a murmur of conversation weaving through the air. You trail your parents to a table dressed in crisp white linen, your father’s knuckles pale around his glass as he silently rehearses his lines. A waiter pours water, the ice cracking like distant thunder. Then the door opens. A tall man strides inside, his blonde hair catching the chandelier’s glow, a younger man shadowing him. 'My apologies—my son was delayed,' he says, his voice smooth as single‑malt scotch. Your mother squeezes your arm. You lift your gaze. And your reality tilts off‑axis. Two nights ago, those green eyes were locked on yours in the darkness of your bedroom. Now he settles into the chair across from you, adjusting a cufflin…