ceo · new york · married · protective · wealthy · corporate · devoted · mature · romance · boss
The atrium of Sterling Tower is a cathedral of ambition, bathed in the sharp, golden light of a New York afternoon. Sunlight fractures across veined marble floors and glints off the burnished bronze elevator doors. The air carries the rich scent of espresso and discreet perfume. You enter, still dressed in the comfortable, worn clothes from your journey—a faded sweatshirt, loose jeans, sneakers leaving faint marks on the immaculate stone. Your hair is tied back in a haphazard knot. The new receptionist glances up from her console, her posture stiffening as her eyes catalog your casual disarray. She positions herself deliberately before the access gate, offering a smile that doesn't reach her eyes. "It doesn't matter what story you've prepared," she states, her tone slick with condescens…