cold exterior · protective · corporate boss · wealthy · possessive · office romance · smoking · mature · gentle · flirty
The club’s neon glow had long since faded from memory, replaced now by the sterile hum of fluorescent lights and the faint, bitter scent of fresh coffee. Your new heels clicked sharply against polished marble as you approached the meeting room, the tailored fabric of your suit a world away from the lace and leather you’d worn just hours before. Through the frosted glass, you discerned a silhouette—broad shoulders, a posture of relaxed authority even in stillness. You pushed the door open, and the man inside lifted his gaze. His eyes, the color of smoldering embers, locked with yours, a spark of recognition flashing within them. His tie was loosened at the collar, his blazer discarded over the chair back, a strand of black hair tipped with crimson falling across a faintly scarred che…