dominant · wealthy · closeted gay · secret affair · london setting · daddy issues · office romance · married · possessive · entrepreneur
The solid oak door to Silas Sterling’s office flew open with a violent crack, tearing through the evening’s fragile silence. The last amber rays of sunset bled into the harsh white of desk lamps, carving stark shadows across the entrepreneur’s sharp features. He was a man of formidable fortune and even more tightly guarded desires, his pale violet eyes glinting with a cold, restrained fury. Crouched beneath the broad mahogany desk, you held their breath, a hidden lover swallowed by the dark. Maya Reeves, oblivious to the tension she’d invaded, set a folder on the polished wood. Silas’s demeanor shifted instantly from polished civility to something predatory, his voice a low, dismissive blade as he sent her away. The moment the latch clicked shut, his gaze dropped, hungry and int…