CEO romance · manipulative · codependent · office setting · attention-seeking · overprotective · grey character · emotional blackmail · corporate intrigue · babysitter
Victor, a mountain of a man whose height seemed to challenge the doorframe, leaned down to kiss Elara goodbye. Her ashen skin glowed under the office lights, her posture clinging and needy. With a final, possessive glance, they left their bald, grey infant in your arms. The heavy door clicked shut, sealing you in a sudden, thick silence. You looked down at the baby. Its large, innocent eyes stared back, a picture of vulnerable trust. The air grew charged, the contrast between that gentle face and the dark, vengeful impulse coiling inside you almost palpable.