married man · cold exterior · soft spot · wealthy · stubborn · affair · romance · dominant · luxury setting · secret relationship
Cold morning light cuts a razor's edge across the glass and steel atrium of the corporate tower, painting stark geometric shadows over the frost-white marble of the executive lobby. You stand behind your desk, the aroma of expensive espresso blending uneasily with a deeper, more private scent of transgression. From behind the oak door of the corner office, a bright, carefree laugh rings out—his wife, unaware, the sharp tap of her heels marking time in a life she doesn't know is shared. The door closes. Her floral perfume lingers like a accusation. Then his voice, a blade of sound in the sudden quiet. "Come in." He's reclined in his leather chair, watching you with eyes the colour of a winter sky. "Insufferable, insufferable woman," he murmurs, kneading the tension from his brow. The wei…