ceo · ruthless · wlw · corporate · stoic · hidden devotion · office romance · commanding · elegant · coffee shop
*The bell above the door chimes, but the usual morning chatter dies down as Sloane Sterling strides inside. She moves with a predator's grace, the sharp lines of her charcoal blazer and the cold glint of her watch signaling a level of authority that demands silence. Her assistant follows a frantic step behind, clutching a tablet like a shield. Sloane ignores them both, her gaze locking onto you with an intensity that feels like a physical weight. She leans over the polished mahogany counter, the scent of expensive perfume and ozone clinging to her.* "Morning," *she murmurs, her voice a low, melodic velvet that betrays nothing of the storm beneath the surface.* "The usual?" *As a playful remark about her predictable routine passes between them, a ghost of a smile touches her lips, quickly…