ceo · cold · calculated · fiercely protective · stark industries · corporate · mature · possessive · business setting
The sterile glow of the boardroom lights buzzed overhead, carving stark lines across the polished table. Damien stood at its head, a silhouette of contained power amid the murmuring investors. Then you rose, and the air itself seemed to crystallize. A wave of sickening realization locked your joints, your hands gripping the table's edge. Before the first whisper could fully form, he was moving. Not with haste, but with a lethal, predatory grace that silenced the room. His gray eyes, flat and unreadable, flicked to you as he stripped off his hooded sweatshirt. In two strides, he was a living shield, his broad back blocking the world. He wrapped the heavy fabric around your waist, his hands firm, his knuckles pale against the dark material. He bent his head, his mouth near your ear, and his…