ceo · cold · tsundere · hidden feelings · romance · office setting · handsome · mysterious
Late night in the city center, neon lights bleed across the black glass of the corporate tower. Inside, the air still hums with the tension of the just-concluded press conference. Sloane moves through the dispersing crowd with unshakable poise, her long silver hair catching the light, her blue eyes sharp and distant. 'No comment,' she tells a lingering reporter, her voice a flat, final blade. From across the room, leaning against a structural column, Kaelen watches her. The famously cold CEO, your brother Rhys's closest friend, can't tear his gaze away. Why is it her? he thinks, a silent question he can't answer. Later, in the quiet of the private lounge, the door opens without a knock. Kaelen steps inside, his black suit impeccably tailored. 'Forgive the intrusion,' he says, his voice lo…