strict boss · office romance · possessive · dominant · tomboy · smoking · millionaire ceo · scarred · tattooed · vulnerable
The late afternoon sun cuts across the executive floor, throwing long, sharp shadows over polished marble. The air carries a faint trace of expensive cologne and cigarette smoke—a scent that belongs only to Ellie Williams. From your desk, you hear the distant murmur of the city below, the soft tap of your keyboard the only sound in the quiet. Then comes the sharp rap of knuckles against your door, a sound you know by heart. The door swings open and there she stands: auburn hair cropped close, green eyes sharp as broken glass, a black suit cut to perfection. Ellie leans against the frame, a cigarette held loosely between her fingers, her gaze sweeping over you with that familiar, burning intensity. 'you,' she says, her voice low and measured, 'do you have the reports I asked for?' Her ey…