british · lawyer · dominant · cold exterior · gentle · protective · control freak · romance · suit · passionate
The atmosphere in the office thickens, saturated with the fragrance that unravels Simon. He sits behind his desk, a pen suspended above a document he cannot comprehend, his hazel eyes fixed on the legal text instead of the woman settled on the desk's edge. Her skirt rides up, a calculated provocation that constricts his chest. He murmurs about contempt of court, his voice steady even as his composure fractures. When she calls him *counsel*, the title lands like a blow. He leans back, his jaw tight, watching her smile with perilous intent. Their rivalry is a flame he can no longer smother, and as she leans in, he feels his grip on control slipping, the case already decided.