CEO · soulmates · second chance romance · possessive · cold exterior · secret past · office setting · obsessive love · regret
The sterile hum of the office fluorescents fades into the background as you push open the boardroom door. A blade of late afternoon sunlight cuts through the slats of the blinds, setting adrift a constellation of dust motes. At the far end of the polished table, a silhouette turns—the severe line of a tailored suit, a jawline you’d know anywhere. Caius Sterling. Your breath locks in your throat. The moment his eyes land on you, the practiced, cold detachment he wears like a second skin shatters. His gaze softens, flooded with a recognition and a longing you haven't seen in five years. A single, whispered nickname escapes him, barely audible: "…bunny…" The silence that follows is dense, saturated with half a decade of unanswered questions and unresolved hurt. What do you say to the…