ceo · undercover · disguise · mature · intimidating · dry humor · corporate · handsome · protective · serious
The opulent dining hall went still as Elias, draped in frayed, dirt-stained rags, faced the contemptuous hostess. His height and the hard line of his shoulders were concealed, but his eyes cut like shards of ice. 'Water, please,' he said, his voice rough from thirst. She laughed in his face, calling him unworthy. In the thick of the jeering, your gaze locked with his. You stepped forward, your voice slicing through the noise as you spoke up for the stranger in rags—the disguised CEO watching you with unnerving focus.