Surrendering To Temptation

e way silence tas

peace. It

cing through the hush like a warning. Every eye that looked up dropped instantly. That

ionaire.

for me, but none of t

city. I saw what I had built. What I had bled for. What I had sacrificed every soft

e here. Not after what

trophy, no

uietly. Carefu

ed that p

ances. Just power and prec

reath that always waited until the door closed. That moment no one saw-when t

istant

re for customer care

ed. "Al

ved thirty mi

col. And I liked protocol. Until

e-

was nothing. But when I l

n that way that made you lean in instead of pulling back. There was no arro

orning, CEO Korea

low, smooth, a

ed him away as another new name in a sea of irrelevant pe

early,

ant to wast

ismissed him th

ine of his jaw, the gentle slope of his throat, the way his fingers folded r

pany," I finally sa

faintly. Not c

pre

s the b

-

. And Jae-Min became a

icient. And invisi

the elevator, waiting to l

th full attention when oth

me. Not admiring. Not inappro

ecause I didn't wan

stepping into the break room un

s,

t. People are st

that was

st moved. "It is. But not

unsettled b

n. He didn't mean it

n't feel

i

slightly, and he bow

t, I coul

earing h

Just the way

ff. Not

shi

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e touched me, it

ng was empty. I was tired, bu

with a tray. Tea. I never as

t help you rest, C

ay. Then at him. "

t to ease y

ng his head. His fingers brushed the

t of him, even tho

I drank the t

-

n test

ngs. Subtl

that

t he

k slo

look

ng in me unravel. It wasn't fear. It wasn

in my office a second too long,

being told

caught. "On

, heels clicking like a warning. But he didn't mov

hy

e I tru

rld st

me? To be trusted. To be given something no

se enough to breathe

you to kneel?

to his knees like he'd been wa

w I'd been holding since the day my

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was the fir

ex. N

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m kneel f

silently, like I was art h

er fli

me, he said, "Yes, Ma'am," a

he in me d

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strong. I was empty. Tired. I'd just finished a

in with

or the cup, I missed. My finger

Firm.

eyes that had never o

for softness

e hard for you

bro

e whimpered. I dragged him to the leather couch and pushed him down. I clim

he l

rust of

ratch of

ispered

th reverence

t myself come undone

of me I

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se I was

w me even when I

the glass cool against my palm, watching the city lights flicker like nervous heartbeats. I'd always found comfort in heights. Control. Clarity. P

lingered like he

yet respectful-unraveled something I had bound tightly inside myself for years. Ever since I signed those divorce papers with a s

enjoy. My mind was already elsewhere. On him. On the way his lips parted slightly when he smiled. The tremble in his voice

exhaled slowly. I could still feel his hand brush mine when I passed th

ething real. Something I hadn't dared taste since my world became all boardroom

.....

ator doors parted and I stepped out with the same fierce elegance I always wore like armor. But

mornin

urn

t despite the hour, holding two cups of coffee

ession unreadable but not indifferent. That restraint,

s brushing for a moment to

said, voice coo

re we

d home, and I stood still for a full minute longer, staring

ouldn't take it anymo

me

d mine immediately. I motioned for him to si

s from last week," I said. "Verbal. I wa

ed. "Of

htened under my gaze, the quiet confidence he wore like it wasn't somethi

once he finished. "But you n

nked.

me. You don't have to shrink to make room for me. Yo

rtled but intrigued. "W

eath