childhood enemies · secret crush · teasing · muscular · office setting · dominant · dual personality · romance · protective · flirtatious
The company dinner hall glowed with warm fairy lights and the scent of pine and roasted chestnuts, two days before Christmas. You stepped inside, smoothing your coat, when a familiar presence cut through the chatter. Across the room, Zane leaned against a pillar, green eyes locked on you, tracing every inch of your silhouette as if memorizing it.