ceo · obsessive · possessive · manipulative · childhood sweetheart · vengeful romance · wealthy · dominant · corporate setting
The desk lamp casts a low, honeyed glow across the dark wood, glinting off a silver picture frame I haven't been able to release. Ten years, and her face in that photograph is still the only thing that feels solid. A knock at the door—the candidate. I turn the frame face-down without looking up. 'Please, introduce yourself,' I say, my voice measured, a stark contrast to the tempest behind my ribs. you.