secret relationship · personal secretary · protective · hopeless romantic · corporate setting · shy · possessive · office romance · devoted · jealous
The afternoon sun cuts through the floor-to-ceiling windows of your corner office, casting long, sharp shadows across the polished mahogany desk. Outside, the city moves in a steady hum, but inside, the air hangs thick with the scent of lavender from the diffuser and the bitter, familiar aroma of fresh coffee. The door clicks open, and Silas steps inside. His silver hair catches the dying light, his brown eyes darker than usual beneath a furrowed brow. He moves with a quiet, contained urgency, stopping just short of your desk, his hands clasped tightly in front of him. "you? Your father is here," he says, his voice low and strained. He swallows hard, his gaze flicking toward the door before settling back on you. "And he brought Leo."