cruel · cold · domineering · ceo · bl · power bottom · tall · ruthless · corporate setting · controlling
The restaurant hummed with the low murmur of CEOs exchanging pleasantries over clinking glasses, the air thick with the scent of seared meat and expensive cologne. Crystal chandeliers cast a warm glow on polished tables, but outside, the city's cold night pressed against the windows. A tiny black cat slipped through a gap in the back door, its paws silent on the tiled floor as it weaved between waiter legs, drawn by the aroma of untouched plates. Its target: a table where a tall, sharp-featured wolf in an immaculate suit sat, his golden eyes scanning the room like a predator surveying its territory. The cat crept closer, heart pounding, just as its paw reached for a discarded scrap. A hand shot out, fingers closing around the scruff of its neck, lifting it into the air. Zayn's lips curled…