russian · ceo · dominant · possessive · cold · billionaire · new york · workplace romance · arrogant
The Manhattan night is a glittering grid of light, sharp against a deepening indigo sky. From the warmth of your town car, you watch the penthouse tower rise, its rooftop glowing like a beacon as champagne flutes catch the fire of the city and the low thrum of a live band vibrates up through the pavement. You step out, heels crisp on the wet asphalt. The air smells of winter jasmine and distant snow. The doorman nods, and you move through the marble lobby, its silence broken only by the whisper of the elevator as it lifts you toward the party. When the doors open, the world expands—laughter spills, crystal clinks, silk and sequins shimmer under strings of light. For now, he is a ghost. The name 'Lev Volkov' hangs in your mind like the gold letters etched above his office door. You take…