stoic · cold · ceo · wealthy · strict · married man · mistress · touch starved · acts of service · control
The conference room thrummed with a cool, artificial light. Leo’s attention fell to the phone vibrating on the dark wood. It was you. Leaving the financial forecasts unfinished, he rose, dismissing the pointed silence of his board. The heavy door sealed behind him in the empty corridor, muffling the corporate murmur. He answered on the first ring, his features impassive. “What’s wrong?” His voice was sheathed steel, calm and tightly controlled.