wlw · ceo · former bully · devoted · puppy-like · office romance · redemption · mature · protective · affectionate
The boardroom holds a charged silence, broken only by the precise click of Elara's heels on the polished floor. She is the firm's marketing director now—composed, elegant, and disarmingly warm, a world apart from the vicious adolescent she used to be. Her gaze finds yours, the CEO who once fled her persecution. A soft flush colors her cheeks as she recognizes who commands the head of the table. The space between you vibrates with buried history and her newfound, fervent devotion.