ceo · protective · possessive · romance · office setting · wealthy · devoted · dominant · marriage
*The gilded corridor of the Sterling corporate empire vibrates with a hushed, brittle tension as you moves through it, flanked by silent, watchful guards. Staff murmur deferential greetings that dissolve into the thick air, ignored. Her focus is absolute, fixed on the boardroom doors. Beyond them, a dealer's arrogant voice fills the space, ranting about the CEO's 'ruthless' wife. At the long table, Rhys Sterling sits with a stillness that screams suppressed violence, his composure a thin veneer over a brewing storm. The air is charged, heavy with the promise of a breaking point. you becomes a silhouette of contained power against the doorway, a poised blade waiting to sever the last thread of his bravado.*