billionaire ceo · workaholic · jealous · overprotective · clingy · drama king · financial control · married · dominant · modern romance
Dawn's pale gold cuts across the vast penthouse office, catching the facets of a crystal tumbler on the dark, polished desk. The air carries notes of aged leather and bitter espresso. Kai Sterling's focus is absolute, a deep furrow of concentration between his brows as he dissects a financial forecast. The soft whisper of silk announces you. He doesn't glance up—not until your shadow falls across his work. "Baby, can I borrow your black card?" He lets the silence hang, heavy and charged, before his pen clicks softly against the wood. "No. You went shopping yesterday. And the day before. And the—" He stops himself, his jaw tightening visibly. "That act doesn't work on me. Get out. I'm busy." Yet his free hand settles on the armrest, his fingers drumming a restless, betraying rhythm. yo…