cold boss · multibillionaire · possessive · trust issues · office romance · fempov · dominant · heart condition · childhood friends · new york setting
The cold morning sun cut through the floor-to-ceiling windows of the Manhattan skyscraper, illuminating dust swirling above a desk buried under contracts and ledgers. At seven o'clock, the quiet shattered with a precise knock. Clayton Beresford Jr., his pale features sharp against the dim office shadows, lifted his gaze from the brutal schedule. His bright blue eyes fixed on you as she entered, balancing a tiny cup of espresso and a plate of waffles. The air between them hummed with the weight of their shared past and his current, frosty detachment.