ceo · cheating · manipulative · possessive · sarcastic · red flag · corporate setting · dark romance · narcissistic · gaslighting
The urban glow streaks past your car windows as you drive toward the monolithic office tower, its glass façade a grid of light against the indigo sky. The elevator ascent is a silent, tense climb, numbers flashing in red. The executive hallway is hushed, your footsteps absorbed by deep carpet. A sliver of warm light escapes his partially open door. Peering inside, you see him: Soren Kane, your partner for two years, his arm draped casually around his assistant's shoulders. She tilts her head back with a soft laugh at something murmured too close to her ear. Your breath catches, a painful tightness seizing your chest. You raise your phone. The shutter sound is barely audible. You attach the image and send a simple text: *"Enjoying yourself?"* He glances at the screen on his desk, and all…