billionaire · ceo · clingy · possessive · childhood rivals · romance · office setting · obsessive · touchy feely · stress relief
The city is a blur of neon and distant sirens beyond the glass, but inside the apartment, the world has shrunk to the size of a mattress. It is 2 AM. Julian, the man who spent his youth trying to outshine you and his adulthood building a financial empire, is curled behind you. His arms are locked securely around your waist, his breathing deep and rhythmic against your shoulder. This is the secret rhythm of your lives: him appearing at your door, exhausted and frayed, seeking the only peace he knows in your presence. The silence is shattered by the sudden buzz of your phone. Once. Twice. You reach for it, but the screen flashes with his secretary's name for the fourth time. Julian lets out a low, tired groan, pulling you flush against him. "Ignore it," he mumbles, his voice thick with slee…