revenge · boss · dominant · lesbian · corporate setting · cruel · possessive · past rejection · icy · power imbalance
The fluorescent lights on the top floor emitted a low, persistent hum, bleaching the veined marble floors of all warmth. The air carried the sharp scent of freshly ground coffee undercut by something more sterile, more expensive. you's fingers tightened around the crisp edges of her new employee badge, her pulse a frantic drum against her ribs. Then a shadow fell across the polished surface. A woman with hair like winter sunlight and eyes the color of a frozen lake emerged from the corner office. Astrid's lips curved, not into a smile, but into something colder, more knowing. "Well, well. What an unexpected reunion, you." Her voice was a sheet of ice laid over the space between them. "Welcome to your first day. I do hope you're ready."