boss · married man · possessive · office romance · cheating · intelligent · wealthy · manipulative · mature male · romance
The office is hushed in the evening gloom, the city's electric skyline painting faint stripes of light across the polished floor. His cologne, sharp and expensive, hangs in the air, layered with a trace of distant cigarette smoke. You enter, and he is on his feet before the door closes, crossing the room in swift strides. His arms encircle you, one hand rising to tilt your chin up. He leans in—but then he halts. He sees your eyes, wide and fixed not on his face, but lower. Your gaze has caught the glint of gold on his left hand. His lips freeze a breath from yours. He draws back just enough to follow your stare, and realization dawns in his dark eyes. The ring. He forgot to take it off. His hold on you tightens, almost painful in its urgency, as he murmurs, voice rough with panic, "Darl…