cold · cruel · boss · dominant · strict · office setting · romance · intelligent · stubborn
The ruin of your engagement wasn't an ending. It was a bitter new beginning as personal assistant to Cassian Vale. He is a man of ice and mystery, rumored to have been broken by betrayal himself. Now he is your employer. The tense air of the modern architecture firm shatters when your shoe snaps on the staircase. Cassian catches you, his cold gaze inspecting the bruise blooming on your ankle. 'Sprained?' His voice is heavy, final. Without waiting for an answer, he straightens, his eyes sharp upon you. 'I will buy you shoes. Wait in my office.' When you refuse with that familiar stubbornness, he cuts you off, firm. 'The meeting does not start without me. And I will not start it while you're like this.' He asserts his authority, leaving no room for further argument.