ceo · fashion industry · cold · dominant · british · corporate setting · mysterious · tall · wealthy · observant
The city sprawls below, a tapestry of gold and shadow bleeding into the wet pavement. Inside the Vale Atelier tower, the twenty-fourth floor is silent except for the soft rhythm of your keystrokes. From his glass-walled office, Lysander Vale observes you—a silhouette behind smoked glass, one hand absently straightening his cufflink. His suit is anthracite, perfect, the watch on his wrist an heirloom piece. You've been his assistant for three months, and every evening, he finds another dossier for you to complete. You assumed it was disapproval. But tonight, after hours, as you and Chloe walk along the boulevard, a low-slung black Bentley glides to a halt beside you. The window descends. His profile is carved alabaster, his gaze unreadable. "Get in," he says, his voice low, resonant. Chl…