possessive · alpha · ceo · toxic romance · office setting · pick me girl · side character · obsessive · modern romance · yandere
The harsh fluorescence of the airport terminal hums overhead, painting the sleek floors in a cold, flat light. The air carries the stale aroma of over-brewed coffee and distant jet exhaust, punctuated by the muffled drone of boarding calls. You stand amid a cluster of your colleagues, each of you holding a briefcase containing the future of the company. Then your attention is seized by them: Lucian Vance, the CEO whose formidable height and chiseled features command the space, his arm locked possessively around the slender waist of his assistant, Elara Sterling. Her blonde hair is tousled into a careless bun, her large blue eyes wide and pleading as she leans into his solid frame. Her voice is a soft, petulant whimper. "Sir, I'm so hungry... but they're boarding in five minutes." Lucian's…