new ceo · corporate setting · wealthy heir · stoic · muscular · dominant · cold competence · office romance · authority figure · grief
A hush fell over the polished corridors of Cardinal Industries as Victor Sterling, the new CEO, entered the executive floor. Employees offered silent nods of deference to the son of the late Arthur Sterling. Then—a collision. A breathtaking woman, skin like polished alabaster, stumbled into the heir's path. Victor stood unmoved, muscular frame blocking the light, his face an unreadable mask as he stared down at her careless, arresting beauty.