The_Icy_CEO_Heard_My_Filthy_Thoughts,_And_Hired_Me_on_the_Spot

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00:00:00I'm a starving succubus who survives on men's desire, but I just woke up in modern New York,

00:00:05where everyone acts like wanting someone is a crime. I got fired and nearly arrested just

00:00:10for touching a co-worker's abs. Desperate for energy, I hide myself in the most boring black

00:00:15suit I can find and interview to become the personal assistant to Ethan Frost, New York's

00:00:20coldest, most untouchable billionaire suit. The moment I see him, every filthy instinct wakes up.

00:00:26I want to ruin him with my mouth from those cold lips down his chest until I'm wrapped around his

00:00:30thick throbbing cock, sucking him dry and breaking his perfect control. Suddenly, Ethan snaps his pen

00:00:36clean in half. He stares at me jaw-tight voice rough. You're hired. He can hear every filthy thought in

00:00:43my head. I'm Jade Summers. One second I was the most seductive succubus in the abyss, drunk on desire and

00:00:49raw sexual energy. The next I blinked and found myself dumped on a crowded street in New York City.

00:00:55This place is insane. The whole city reeks of lust, yet everyone struts around acting like

00:01:00they're above it, preaching self-control, purity and proper behavior. A few days ago I was so starved

00:01:06I could barely hold my human shape. All I did was run my hand over my co-worker's abs to

00:01:11steal a little

00:01:11energy, and I got dragged into HR, publicly fired for sexual harassment, and almost arrested. No legal

00:01:18identity here means I starve. End of story. So I squeezed myself into the most buttoned-up black blazer

00:01:24I could find, every button fastened tight to my throat, and walked into Frost Capital,

00:01:29one of Manhattan's most cutthroat firms, for a personal secretary interview. The man interviewing

00:01:35me was the one who runs everything. Ethan Frost. Everyone called him untouchable. Cold privileged,

00:01:41disciplined to the bone. A man so controlled that women could throw themselves at him all night and

00:01:46he would not even blink. But the moment I stepped into his office, a thick wave of pure, scorching masculine

00:01:52energy slammed into me. My succubus instincts went feral. Oh my god. Look at those broad shoulders,

00:01:59that tight waist, those powerful thighs. Those dress pants are stretched so obscenely I can see

00:02:06the outline of every inch. I bet he's thick, heavy, and perfect. I wonder how long this tightly wound

00:02:13ice prince can keep his control before he snaps. I want to shove him back onto that desk, tear that

00:02:19expensive suit off him and ride him raw until he's shaking and begging. I was deep in that filthy

00:02:25fantasy when a loud snap cracked through the room. Ethan's luxury pen broke in half, black ink spilling

00:02:31over his fingers. He slowly lifted his gaze. It was cold, dark eyes pinned me like a predator. His voice

00:02:38came out low, rough, and dangerously controlled. He paused, jaw-tight, eyes burning with something dark

00:02:43and volatile. Jade Summers. You're hired.

00:02:49I stood there completely stunned. You really just hired me? After I had mentally stripped him naked and

00:02:54imagined riding him senseless? Not that I was complaining. This job gave me legitimate, daily access to the

00:03:01most powerful source of energy I had ever felt. I had barely stepped out of his office when Victoria, the

00:03:07senior director, cornered me in the hallway. She looked at me like I was something filthy that had just

00:03:12crawled in off the street. She marched up in her sharp heels and shoved my shoulder hard.

00:03:17Button that collar all the way up. If I ever see you throwing yourself at Mr. Frost, you won't even

00:03:23make it through tomorrow. Do you understand me? I let myself stumble back and quickly put on my most

00:03:29innocent, obedient face. Of course, director. I'll be completely professional. But inside, my succubus side

00:03:35was burning with contempt. Throwing myself at him? Please. You look at him like you own him. You have no

00:03:41idea how good it feels to be flooded with that kind of raw, masculine energy. It would probably

00:03:45kill you. A body like his deserves to be claimed every single day. I want to wrap myself around him,

00:03:50drain him with my mouth and hands until he has nothing left to give. A heavy footstep sounded behind

00:03:55me. Ethan stood just a few feet away in his perfectly tailored black suit, his presence filling

00:04:00the hallway. His dark, intense eyes were locked directly on my face. Victoria spun around instantly,

00:04:07flashing a sweet, adoring smile. Mr. Frost! I was just giving the new assistant some orientation on

00:04:13proper office standards, making sure the wrong kind of woman doesn't cause you any problems.

00:04:18Ethan ignored her completely. His gaze never left me. I watched his throat tighten as he swallowed slowly,

00:04:24something dark and heated flashing in his eyes. His voice came out low and commanding.

00:04:30Coffee. Now.

00:04:34Five minutes later, I walked into the CEO's office with a cup of black coffee. The second I stepped

00:04:39through the door, that devastating masculine energy wrapped around me again, hot and clean and way too

00:04:44close. It clung to my skin like a second layer. Ethan was leaning back in his chair, reviewing documents

00:04:51like nothing in the world could shake him. Shirt buttoned. Tie straight. Face cold enough to freeze

00:04:57over hell. But my eyes had no loyalty to my brain. They kept drifting lower, straight to the tight

00:05:02stretch of his dress pants. That energy is so thick and pure it's making me dizzy. The way those pants

00:05:08hug him should be illegal. If he ever let loose on me, he would completely wreck me. God, I want

00:05:14to-

00:05:14I was so busy staring that I completely missed the vase beside me. My heel caught the edge of it

00:05:19and rolled.

00:05:19I lost my balance and pitched forward straight into him. The entire cup of scalding coffee splashed

00:05:25across his lap. Every single drop. A low, ragged groan tore out of him. The documents in his hands

00:05:32scattered all over the floor. My soul nearly left my body. I scrambled up, grabbed the tissue box off

00:05:38his desk and started frantically dabbing at his thighs. Mr. Frost, I'm so sorry. Please don't move.

00:05:44I'll clean it up. The second my fingers pressed against the soaked fabric, I froze. Even through

00:05:50the thin material, the heat under my hand was overwhelming. Hard, tense, very, very alive.

00:05:56My fingers started to shake. Wait, is he getting hard? God, he's huge. Ugh, I just want to rip

00:06:02these pants open and put my mouth onto his monstrous cock. Ethan's hand, which had been reaching for the

00:06:08tissues, stopped dead in midair. For one terrifying second the whole office went silent. Then his large

00:06:15burning hand came down on my lower back. He seized me and pulled me hard against his chest. My breath

00:06:20caught. His body was solid against mine, his breath hot and uneven on my face. That perfect frozen

00:06:26composure finally cracked, and what leaked through was dark, hungry, and dangerous. His voice dropped low.

00:06:37His voice was low against my ear, and that thick, impossible bulge pressing against me was impossible to

00:06:43ignore. My succubus control was hanging by a thread. This man was plain dirty. And the worst part was, I

00:06:49was

00:06:50almost sure he knew it. I swallowed hard, my whole body going soft against him. My arms slid around his

00:06:55neck

00:06:56before my brain could stop them. I leaned in, lips parting, the tip of my tongue just barely brushing out.

00:07:01One more

00:07:02inch. Just one. Then the memory hit me like a fire alarm. HR dragging me out of my last job

00:07:08in front

00:07:08of everyone. Security watching me like I was dangerous. The threat of handcuffs, police, and a

00:07:13permanent record, all because I touched a co-worker's abs when I was starving. My blood went cold. This was

00:07:19not some random office. This was the CEO's office in New York. And this was Ethan Frost, one of the

00:07:25most

00:07:26powerful men in the country. Throwing myself at him was not a cute little workplace mistake. This could

00:07:31destroy my life. All my succubus confidence disappeared in an instant. I came here to

00:07:37survive, not to end up in prison. I shoved him back with a sudden burst of strength, slipped out

00:07:42of his arms, and dropped hard onto the floor. Mr. Frost, I'm so sorry. I swear I'm a respectable

00:07:49woman. I just slipped. That's all. I wasn't trying anything. Please don't call the police. I'm not some

00:07:55kind of predator. I fumbled with the door, yanked it open, and ran. But as the door swung shut behind

00:08:00me, I caught one last glimpse through the narrow crack. Then, the famously celibate, untouchable

00:08:06ice prince, was still standing exactly where I had left him. His shirt was wrinkled. His breathing was

00:08:13rough. His hands were empty, like he had not expected me to escape. And the look in his eyes was

00:08:18not anger. It was hunger. The kind that made my knees weak even from the other side of the door.

00:08:25That afternoon, I went to the break room to get some water and calm myself down.

00:08:29The coffee disaster was still replaying in my head, along with Ethan's hand on my waist,

00:08:34his rough breathing, and the way he had looked at me before I ran. I needed water. Possibly an exorcism.

00:08:41The second I turned around, Victoria was walking straight toward me with a full basin of ice water in

00:08:46her hands. She stopped right in front of me, a small, vicious smile tugging at her lips.

00:08:51Then she let her foot slip on purpose. The entire basin came crashing down over me.

00:08:56Ice water soaked through my thin white blouse in seconds. The fabric turned almost transparent,

00:09:02clinging to every curve and leaving far too much on display. Co-workers rushed over from every direction.

00:09:08Seriously? She wore that under a white blower? That is not exactly office appropriate.

00:09:12I'm not surprised. She walked into Mr. Frost's office for her interview and came out hired,

00:09:17connect the dots. And now she's acting shopped, people are staring? Please, you don't dress like

00:09:21that by accident. Victoria stood at the front of the crowd, savoring every second of my humiliation.

00:09:27Her voice was sweet, but every word was meant to cut. Everyone seeing this? Our new secretary shows up

00:09:33on day one with lingerie under a white blouse and expects us to believe she is here for spreadsheets?

00:09:38I hugged my soaked blouse to my chest, shivering. This is his frost capital, not some club bathroom.

00:09:43I'm reporting you to HR myself. Enjoy your last day. I lowered my eyes, looking weak and humiliated.

00:09:49Inside I was burning. Get me fired? Go ahead and try. If Ethan sees me like this,

00:09:53he won't be able to look away for days. This body was made to drive a man like him wild.

00:09:57I could wrap

00:09:57myself around him and drain every last drop he has. You're nothing compared to that.

00:10:01Victoria took my silence for fear and reached for my wet collar. What, nothing to say now?

00:10:06You were so good at playing innocent earlier. Come on, let everyone see what kind of professional

00:10:11you really are. The crowd suddenly went silent. What is going on here?

00:10:17One low, cutting voice was enough to freeze the entire break room. Everyone fell silent and stepped

00:10:23aside at once. Ethan walked in. His gaze landed on my soaked, almost transparent blouse. For one long

00:10:30second, he said nothing. His jaw tightened and his throat moved once hard. Those eyes,

00:10:36usually cold enough to keep the whole office at a distance, darken the moment they saw me.

00:10:41Mr. Frost, look at her. I don't know what kind of stunt she pulled to end up like this,

00:10:46but she's been standing here, putting herself on display and trying to make everyone uncomfortable.

00:10:51Ethan did not even look at her. He shrugged off his jacket, still warm and carrying that clean cedar scent,

00:10:58then stepped in front of me and wrapped it around my shoulders.

00:11:00The jacket swallowed me almost completely, cutting off every stare in the room.

00:11:05The second his warmth touched my skin that rich, dangerous energy of his rolled over me.

00:11:10My knees nearly gave out right there. Without a word he took my wrist and led me out of the

00:11:15break

00:11:15room. No one dared to stop him. The moment we reached his office, he pushed the door open with

00:11:20one hard motion and pulled me inside. Then he locked it. The click of the lock went straight through me.

00:11:26Every bit of suppressed succubus instinct I had been trying to bury came roaring back to life.

00:11:31A locked door. Just the two of us. Oh, I know exactly where this is going.

00:11:35He is going to push me against that floor to clearing window, tear off this ruined blouse,

00:11:40use that tie to trap my wrists, and punish me until I forget how to stand.

00:11:43Yes, daddy. Punish me like I'm a bad girl.

00:11:46Ethan stopped. His back went rigid. For a moment, the office was so quiet I could hear my own heartbeat.

00:11:52Then a vein jumped at his temple and he took one slow breath like he was trying very hard not

00:11:57to

00:11:57lose control. When he turned around, his expression had gone dangerously still. The next second he

00:12:03crossed the room, caught me by the waist, and backed me against the window. His hands landed on

00:12:08either side of my head, caging me in completely. The glass was cold against my back. He was burning

00:12:14hot in front of me. His voice came out low, restrained, and rough around the edges.

00:12:18What exactly goes on in that little head of yours all day, Jade?

00:12:24Pinned against the window by a man that tall, that close, and that intense, I pulled my shoulders in

00:12:29and gave him my best helpless, wide-eyed look.

00:12:32Mr. Frost, I wasn't thinking anything. I was just scared after getting soaked like that.

00:12:38Ethan let out a low, cold laugh. His fingers closed around my jaw and tilted my face up.

00:12:43His breath brushed over my lips, warm and dangerously uneven. He did not answer me.

00:12:49Instead his other hand went to his tie. He pulled it loose in one slow, deliberate motion like he had

00:12:55all the time in the world. Then he dropped it onto the desk. My pulse jumped. Then he undid the

00:13:00top two

00:13:00buttons of his shirt. That collarbone. That shadow beneath the open fabric. That hard, controlled body

00:13:07he kept locked away under expensive suits every single day. He stepped right into my line of sight and

00:13:12stayed there. This man was baiting me on purpose. I stared at his open collar and swallowed hard.

00:13:18My traitorous hand started rising on its own, reaching for that warm, firm chest like I had

00:13:23no survival instincts at all. Screw it. He started this. Just touching him would be worth it.

00:13:35My fingertips were one breath away from touching him. Then the alarm in my head screamed. Flashing

00:13:41lights. Cold handcuffs. Iron bars. A full criminal case with my name on it. Getting fired for touching

00:13:48a co-worker's abs was bad enough. Putting my hands on the CEO of Frost Capital, that was a life

00:13:53sentence

00:13:54in heels. Self-preservation kicked in. I snatched my hand back, ducked under his arm, and slipped

00:14:00away. Mr. Frost, my eyes are closed. I didn't see anything. Please keep your shirt on. I have

00:14:06absolutely zero inappropriate thoughts about you. I spun toward the door and got my hand on the lock.

00:14:11But before I could turn it, a rush of cedar and heat swept over me from behind. Ethan was suddenly

00:14:17there, his shirt still undone. One hand braced against the door, trapping me in place. His chest pressed

00:14:23close against my back, and his breath brushed over my ear. Zero inappropriate thoughts. His voice was

00:14:30low and rough, with an edge that left no room to hide. His fingers found my jaw from behind and

00:14:35turned

00:14:35my head, forcing my gaze back to the open stretch of his shirt and everything it revealed. How

00:14:41disappointing. I have plenty of dirty thoughts about you, Jade Summers. That line, spoken from that

00:14:49close, nearly made my succubus tail come out. I stood trapped between the door and his heat,

00:14:55completely unable to move. Just when I thought he was about to forget every last bit of restraint and

00:15:00do something about it right there in his office, the pressure suddenly lifted. He reached into the

00:15:05pocket of the jacket wrapped around me and slipped in a black and gold invitation card, along with a

00:15:10handwritten note. Tomorrow night's finance charity gala. You're attending as my executive advisor.

00:15:15Go to this address today and get a gown. By the time I made it back to my desk, the

00:15:19note was still

00:15:20warm in my palm. The next evening, a black Maybach pulled up smoothly in front of an elite boutique on

00:15:26Fifth Avenue. The store manager had clearly been briefed in advance and met us at the door with a

00:15:31polished, professional smile. Miss Summers, right this way, to the fitting area. She looped the tape

00:15:37around my chest, then drew it in at my waist. A second later, she gasped. Good lord, Miss Summers.

00:15:43These measurements are unreal. This kind of figure comes along once in a lifetime. She immediately

00:15:49pulled out a red gown, deep V-neckline, open back, a slit that started high on the thigh. I recommend

00:15:56this one. Wear this tonight, and you'll be the best thing that ever happened to Frost Capital's

00:16:02public image. I stared at that gorgeous, barely there piece of fabric, and my succubus instinct

00:16:07sat straight up. With this body in that dress? Absolutely lethal. So that is why he kept looking at

00:16:14me like that yesterday. He has been wanting to see me in this all along. Fine, I'll wear it to

00:16:21the gala

00:16:21and watch his eyes drop straight to my neckline. That will be entirely his fault.

00:16:27Then the memory of being trapped against the door last night came back in full detail,

00:16:31and my survival instinct seized the wheel. Low profile. Boring. If he lost control in front of

00:16:38everyone at the gala, I would lose the job and then I would starve. I backed away from the dress

00:16:43like it

00:16:43had personally threatened me, both hands clamped to my collar. No, absolutely not. High neck, long sleeves,

00:16:50ankle length as possible. I am a professional. The words had barely left my mouth when a quiet,

00:16:56unmistakably amused laugh came from just outside the heavy fitting room curtain.

00:17:00Ethan had appeared on the other side, perfectly dressed, perfectly composed, and somehow right

00:17:05there. He glanced at the manager, his expression unreadable. Give us a moment.

00:17:11The manager blinked, bowed, and quickly slipped out. Ethan walked into the fitting area and picked up the

00:17:16red gown. The heavy curtain swept shut behind him. Now it was just the two of us in a very

00:17:22small space.

00:17:23The air seemed to thicken. He moved toward me one step at a time, his tall frame carrying the full

00:17:29weight of his presence, until my back pressed against the full-length mirror.

00:17:33Mr. Frost, what are you doing?

00:17:35I swallowed hard. My palms were damp. Ethan set the gown aside and picked up the measuring tape.

00:17:41Drop straight to your neckline?

00:17:43I leaned unsteadily against the mirror and stared at him. How was he hearing every single thought in

00:17:48real time, even the ones from yesterday? He did not give me a second to figure it out. He spread

00:17:53his

00:17:54arms with the tape between them and wrapped it around my waist, pulling me in from behind in a way

00:17:58that

00:17:58felt far too close to an embrace. His energy washed over me all at once and my legs nearly gave

00:18:04out.

00:18:04Help. He is so close. He is so warm. This is going to drown me.

00:18:11Those shoulders, that waist, right here, within reach. I want to push him back against this mirror,

00:18:20tear that suit off him, and make him lose every bit of that perfect control.

00:18:25Ethan's breathing changed. He dipped his head, his lips only a breath from my ear,

00:18:30and his voice came out low enough to make my knees weaken.

00:18:33Jade, let me find out, for myself, exactly how extraordinary you are.

00:18:41His hand moved slowly up my back. The other cradled the back of my head. His face tilted

00:18:46closer, and his lips were one second away from mine. One second before contact, the coward in me took

00:18:52over. I dropped, tried to slip under his arm and aimed for the narrow gap beside him. This time he

00:18:58did

00:18:58not let me get away. His arm caught my waist and pulled me back hard against him. For a second,

00:19:04my feet left the floor and my back hit the mirror with a low, solid sound. His chest was pressed

00:19:09against

00:19:10mine with no space between us at all. Those dark eyes were done pretending. Every bit of restraint he had

00:19:15been wearing like a second suit was gone. His voice came out rough and absolute.

00:19:20Stop thinking about ruining me, and then running the second things get real.

00:19:25His grip tightened at my waist, firm enough to make it clear that this time he was not letting me

00:19:30slip away.

00:19:30Jade, you are wearing that red dress to the gala tonight. His eyes moved over my face,

00:19:38then lowered briefly to the gown beside us. Because right now, I want to see you in it.

00:19:48I ran, but it did not matter. That night at the charity gala, I was still wearing the red dress

00:19:54Ethan

00:19:54had personally approved. The venue was all crystal chandeliers, champagne towers, and people pretending

00:20:00they were not staring. We had barely made it through the entrance when Victoria appeared with a glass

00:20:04of wine and a sweet, innocent smile. Miss Summers, Mr. Frost left a backup document in the storage room

00:20:11at the end of the hall. Be useful and go get it, for him. I was lightheaded with hunger and

00:20:18too

00:20:18distracted to think clearly, so I went. The moment I stepped through the old wooden door, the lock clicked

00:20:23shut from the outside. Heels clicked away into silence. Victoria, obviously. The storage room

00:20:30had no windows and no ventilation. It was dark, cramped, and sweltering, like I had been sealed

00:20:35inside an oven. In that kind of heat with my body already starving, my succubus instincts kicked into

00:20:41full overdrive. The hunger rose from somewhere deep inside me burning through my veins, turning my legs

00:20:47weak. All I could think about was the fitting room. Ethan's arms around my waist. His breath at my ear.

00:20:53That clean, intoxicating energy pouring off him and sinking into my skin.

00:20:58I just need him to hold me right now. That's it. Just hold me.

00:21:03If he came through that door and completely took me over, I don't know how much longer I can hold

00:21:08back.

00:21:09The lock turned again. The dark silhouette slipped inside and shut the door behind him.

00:21:14Then he locked it again. My breath caught.

00:21:17How long are you going? Keep driving me crazy like this, Jade.

00:21:21Mr. Frost? How did you get in here? I didn't do anything. I didn't even say anything.

00:21:25You didn't have to. Every single word.

00:21:27He moved closer. That overwhelming heat rolled over me, rich and controlled and dangerous.

00:21:33His hand pressed to the wall beside my head, and he backed me into it with his body without ever

00:21:38fully

00:21:38touching where he should not. In the dark, he leaned down until his nose almost brushed mine.

00:21:43His voice was low, rough, and far too steady. Then he repeated my own thoughts back to me,

00:21:49word for word, calm and merciless.

00:21:52I couldn't stop imagining Ethan's thick cock pushing against my pussy.

00:21:56Jade Summers, you've been undressing me in your head every day since the interview.

00:22:00Did you really think I couldn't hear you?

00:22:03From the moment you walked into my office on day one, every single word, I heard all of it.

00:22:10His voice was low and steady in the dark, but it carried a weight that made my knees want to

00:22:15give

00:22:15out. I stood there completely still, my mind blank. Day one? That means every thought? Every single

00:22:23insane thing I've been thinking about him? Every single one. He answered like he was reading from

00:22:30a file, his lips almost brushing my ear. Including? I want to tear him apart.

00:22:37My face burned with humiliation. I wanted the floor to open up and swallow me straight back to

00:22:42the abyss. A thousand years of dignity, gone. Destroyed in one storage. Heard that too.

00:22:48His breath scorched my skin as he pressed closer. Through the thin fabric of his dress pants,

00:22:54I could feel the unmistakable heat and hard shape of him pushing firmly against me.

00:22:59I tried to back away on instinct, but there was nowhere to go. The wall was already pressed against

00:23:04my spine. Still trying to run from me? There was something dangerous in his voice now.

00:23:09Not anger exactly. Something darker. Something tightly leashed. I wasn't running. I just,

00:23:16I mean... I could not form a proper sentence. My mouth was denying everything while my thoughts

00:23:21were already betraying me. I don't want to run. I'm just scared. Scared of jail. Scared of losing this

00:23:29job. Scared I'll actually let him do whatever he wants. Ethan let out one quiet laugh.

00:23:36Jail? That is what you're scared of? His fingers caught my jaw and tipped my chin up.

00:23:41Those eyes were always so cold. Not now. Now they looked like they could burn me alive.

00:23:46You weren't scared when you were imagining my pants on the floor.

00:23:50And taking everything I have. My breath caught.

00:23:54That was private. Not to me. His thumb brushed along my jaw. Slow enough to make my entire body

00:24:01tighten. Jade, listen to me. His voice dropped lower. I'm not calling the police. I swallowed hard.

00:24:08I'm not firing you. He leaned closer. Every word deliberate. I'm done holding back. I'm going to give

00:24:17you every filthy thing you've been begging for. My breathing fell apart completely.

00:24:24Every word out of his mouth landed like a hook, catching on every nerve in my body.

00:24:28Give me what I want. Healy just said that. Does he even understand what he's offering?

00:24:34I do. He dipped his head, the tip of his nose brushing mine, his voice rough and low.

00:24:39From the day you walked into my office, I knew exactly what was going through your head.

00:24:43I didn't send you away. I didn't let you go. I kept pulling you closer on purpose.

00:24:48His hand settled firmly on my waist, strong but not forcing. Like he was giving me one final chance

00:24:53to back out. Ask yourself why. I opened my mouth, but no words came out. Why? Unless you actually want

00:25:01me just as badly? There it is. Then he pulled me in and kissed me hard. It was not tentative.

00:25:06It was not

00:25:06polite. It was not the careful, controlled kiss of a man asking permission with every breath.

00:25:11It was hunger finally breaking through restraint. Weeks of cold composure cracked open all at once,

00:25:17and the man underneath was anything but calm. One hand held the back of my head,

00:25:21keeping me from retreating. The other traced my waist, his touch leaving heat everywhere it landed.

00:25:27I could not breathe. My hands found his shoulders on their own. Fingers digging into the expensive

00:25:32fabric of his suit jacket. This man cannot be real. No one this controlled should kiss like this.

00:25:37Ethan pulled back half an inch, his mouth still brushing mine. Stay with me. Then he kissed me

00:25:43again. Deeper this time. Slower. More deliberate. Like he had decided I was done running, and he

00:25:49intended to make sure I remembered it. The storage room felt hotter by the second. His hand found the

00:25:55slit of my red dress and slipped beneath the fabric, his fingers grazing the inside of my thigh. The sound

00:26:01escaped before I could stop it. My whole body went soft against him. Ethan's breathing turned rougher.

00:26:07His hand moved higher, careful but devastating, stopping just short of the place that would have

00:26:12ruined every last bit of my self-control. Don't stop. Please don't stop now. His fingers tightened

00:26:17slightly against my thigh. I heard that. His hand was just about to move again when the storage room door

00:26:23exploded inward from a single kick. Victoria's voice rang down the entire corridor. Everyone,

00:26:30get over here. I found her. Frost Capital's new assistant is locked in a storage room during a

00:26:35company gala with some random man. Security, get them out here now. Victoria had brought security guards,

00:26:41senior executives, and half the gala with her. Her face was twisted with triumph, like she had been

00:26:47waiting all night to turn one private mistake into a public scandal. This is exactly what I warned you

00:26:52about. She is a liability. She disappears during work hours, drags some man into a restricted area,

00:26:58and puts the entire company's reputation at risk. The flashlight swept wildly across the room.

00:27:03Then the beam landed on us. On Ethan. On me, pressed against the wall in his arms. Victoria's scream

00:27:10died in her throat. Ethan's jacket came down over my shoulders, heavy with cedar and body heat,

00:27:16covering me completely. He pulled me back against his chest, shielding me from every stare in the doorway.

00:27:21His shirt was rumpled. His collar hung open. His belt was half undone. And those eyes,

00:27:28usually distant and untouchable, were burning now with something dark enough to make every person

00:27:33at that door step back. He turned his head and swept the room with one look.

00:27:37Who the hell gave you permission to kick down my door?

00:27:40Mr. Mr. Frost?

00:27:43Her legs gave out. She dropped straight to the floor, her face white as paper. She had spent the

00:27:49whole night setting a trap for me. She had dragged half the company here to watch my downfall. But she

00:27:54never imagined the man she would catch with me would be Ethan Frost himself. I stayed tucked against

00:27:59Ethan's chest, feeling his heartbeat under my cheek. And for once I did not even try to hide my

00:28:04satisfaction. Well, surprise Victoria, you tried to ruin my night. And now he's about to ruin,

00:28:11ruin your entire career. Honestly, I could not have planned it better myself.

00:28:15Ethan's arm tightened possessively around my waist. He looked down at the woman collapsed on the floor

00:28:20with total indifference, his voice cold and final. He looked toward Leo, who had just pushed through the

00:28:26crowd. Take her to accounting. Have her office cleared before midnight. Then make sure she never sets

00:28:32foot inside Frost Capital again. The corridor was so quiet you could hear champagne bubbles popping

00:28:39in the next room. Victoria was still screaming as security dragged her away. Mr. Frost! You can't

00:28:46fire me over this! That little slut seduced you! You're not thinking clearly because of her!

00:28:53Her voice faded toward the elevator bank, then disappeared. Ethan did not even look in her

00:28:58direction. He bent down, scooped me up over his shoulder like I weighed nothing and started walking.

00:29:03Mr. Frost! Put me down! I can walk! I hung upside down against his back, half-heartedly patting his

00:29:10shoulder blades. He didn't stop. He carried me straight through the executive corridor and up to the

00:29:15penthouse suite at the top of the building. The suite door flew open with one powerful kick. Then it slammed

00:29:21shut and locked. The world spun, and I landed on the enormous soft bed, somewhere between being thrown

00:29:27and placed. Before I could even sit up, Ethan came down over me, all that intense, controlled power

00:29:33aimed straight at my body. His tie was already in his hand. He dropped it to the floor. Both palms

00:29:38pressed

00:29:39into the mattress on either side of my head, and those dark eyes had completely given up any pretense of

00:29:44being cold. We got interrupted earlier. His voice was rough and low, his breath hot against my face.

00:29:50We were way past pretending. He could hear every thought in my head. There was nothing left to hide.

00:29:56Something inside me finally broke. I reached up, grabbed his collar, and looked him straight in the

00:30:01eyes. We barely got started. You've been listening to every dirty thought. I've had this whole time,

00:30:09haven't you? I've been holding back for weeks. Tonight I'm done holding back. I let one finger

00:30:17trace slowly down the center of his chest. Something dark shifted in his eyes. The last bit of restraint

00:30:23in him snapped. He repeated my own thoughts back to me, his voice low and deliberate.

00:30:28That body looks incredible. I could ride him into the ground. Jade, if you say stop tonight,

00:30:37we're not stopping. He pulled me into a deep, demanding kiss. The man everyone knew as cold,

00:30:42composed, and completely uninterested in women turned out to be absolutely devastating the moment

00:30:47the door closed. That night, I learned exactly what happens when a man with that much self-control

00:30:53finally lets it snap. He was relentless. Thorough. Like a man who had spent years starving in the

00:30:59desert and had finally found the one thing he wanted. Once he had me he had no intention of

00:31:04letting go. He found every weak spot I had and used them against me again and again, until I was

00:31:09clinging to him and begging him to slow down. I'm a succubus. I don't beg. And yet here I was.

00:31:15By morning, pale light spilled through the floor-to-ceiling windows. I opened my eyes feeling like I had

00:31:21survived a wreck. Every part of me ached in ways that were far too specific to ignore.

00:31:25Cold, restrained, and completely uninterested in women? What? What a joke. I am a thousand-year-old

00:31:33suffogos who came to this world to feed on men, and last night I was the one who had to

00:31:38tap out.

00:31:39The humiliation is unreal. I had barely finished my internal rant when a strong, warm arm wrapped

00:31:44around me from behind and pulled me back against his solid chest. Complaining about me again?

00:31:49His voice was low, rough, and far too relaxed for a man who had ruined my dignity only a

00:31:54few hours ago. His lips brushed the back of my neck. Sounds like last night still wasn't

00:31:59enough. My whole body went tense. Ethan gave a quiet laugh and was already rolling me back

00:32:04toward him when every phone on the nightstand lit up at once. The mood snapped. In half a second,

00:32:10Ethan went from lazy and satisfied to ice cold. The temperature in the room seemed to drop 10 degrees.

00:32:16I leaned over to look. The financial gossip pages in social media had exploded.

00:32:21Frost Capital's new female assistant has a history of workplace sexual harassment.

00:32:26Woman accused of touching multiple male co-workers at previous firm, nearly arrested.

00:32:31The article included a clear surveillance photo. Me. My very first day in this world.

00:32:37Hand slipped inside a co-worker's shirt. Right below it was the official termination notice

00:32:42from my old job. The evidence looked damning. I went completely rigid.

00:32:46Victoria's final parting gift? She must have leaked it on her way out.

00:32:51Ethan stared at the screenshot. A vein throbbing in his temple, his grip on the phone so tight his

00:32:57knuckles turned white. He turned to me, his eyes burning with a mix of fury and something far more

00:33:02dangerous. You were terrified of the police. Scared I'd report you. That's because you actually

00:33:09almost got arrested. For this, isn't it?

00:33:13My stomach dropped. Mr. Frost, please hear me out. I had just arrived in this world. I was so starved

00:33:18I

00:33:18was about to lose my physical form. I only needed a little energy to survive, and that guy was barely

00:33:23worth anything. His energy was like a 3 out of 10. I barely touched his hand and HR was already

00:33:28dragging me out. He was a sad little street stack. You are a full 5-beg course meal. Why the

00:33:34hell would I

00:33:34even look at anyone else after tasting you? The murderous look on Ethan's face faltered for

00:33:39just a second. The jealousy in his eyes didn't fade. If anything, it burned even hotter. He let

00:33:45out a sharp, humorless laugh and moved toward me. So what you're saying is I'm not satisfying you

00:33:49enough, and you're already thinking about going somewhere else? How many men's abs have you

00:33:53touched exactly? Before I could figure out how to handle a jealous, possessive CO, his personal

00:33:58line rang. Leo's voice came through on speaker, tense and urgent. Mr. Frost, Victoria and her father,

00:34:07board director Warren, have taken over the top floor conference room with six other board members.

00:34:14They've seen the morning news. They're claiming you're protecting someone with a sexual harassment

00:34:21record, and it's destroying the firm's reputation. Warren is demanding you hand over operational

00:34:27control right now. They've also called the police. Officers are already waiting in the lobby.

00:34:34The jealousy in Ethan's eyes turned ice cold in an instant. He threw back the covers and stood up,

00:34:40grabbing a fresh white shirt from the wardrobe. He buttoned it with slow, precise movements,

00:34:45each one cold and calculated. His hands paused on his tie. He glanced over his shoulder at me,

00:34:50his voice sharp. Get dressed. Come deal with the mess you started. Anyone who thinks they can come

00:34:58after me is going to learn exactly what that cost them today. Thirty minutes later, the top floor

00:35:04conference room at Frost Capital. The moment we pushed open the doors, the entire room fell silent.

00:35:10Board members lined both sides of the long table, watching with barely hidden anticipation. Warren sat at

00:35:16the center, his pampered face arranged in smug confidence. Victoria was right beside her father.

00:35:21The second she saw me, she shot out of her chair. There she is. That shameless woman has the nerve

00:35:27to

00:35:27show her face here after everything she's done. She slammed a stack of surveillance screenshots onto

00:35:32the table. Look at these. Your precious new assistant is a predator. Because of her disgusting scandal,

00:35:38the company stock hit its lower limit this morning. Mr. Frost, if you don't hand her over to the police

00:35:43downstairs right now, you are just as guilty. The room buzzed with whispers. Every eye in the room

00:35:48turned on me like knives. Ethan sat at the head of the table, expression completely blank, fingers

00:35:54tapping slowly against the surface. The silence was suffocating. The board members took it as a sign

00:36:00that Ethan was about to fold and cut me loose. Victoria clearly read it the same way. She stormed around

00:36:06the table in her heels and came straight for me, arm already swinging. You worthless little tramp!

00:36:11Let me do this company a favor!

00:36:14A sharp crack echoed through the room, but I was the one still standing. While everyone watched in

00:36:20shock, I caught Victoria's wrist mid-swing with a grip like steel. A thousand years as a succubus

00:36:26meant my strength had nothing to do with how much energy I'd taken lately. He was no match for me.

00:36:31I twisted her wrist and shoved her away hard. She stumbled backward in her heels and crashed hard

00:36:36onto the conference room floor. You just attacked someone in front of the entire board?! I brushed my

00:36:42hands off and looked down at Victoria with a slow, cold smile. You want to dig up the past? Fine.

00:36:49Let's dig deep. I walked to the table, picked up one of the surveillance photos, and held it up for

00:36:54everyone to see. Yes, that's me. I touched a co-worker. I got fired for it. We were both single,

00:37:02and I accepted the consequences. Is that really worth calling the police? I dropped the photo directly

00:37:07onto Victoria's face. What's more interesting is you, Victoria. Last night, you paid a hacker to

00:37:15illegally break into my former employer's servers, stole that footage, and used company money to buy

00:37:20trending spots and bought traffic. I pulled a black USB drive from my jacket and slammed it down in the

00:37:27middle of the table. Wire transfers, chat logs, a signed confession from the hacker, everything.

00:37:36You want to talk about who deserves prison time? Start with yourself.

00:37:43Victoria's face went from gray to deathly white. She was shaking so hard she could barely stay upright.

00:37:49You're making all of this up. None of that is real. I kept my expression calm while internally I was

00:37:55counting down. Three, two, one. Babe, your turn. I just laid every card I have on the table. If you

00:38:02don't back me up right now, tonight I'm going to find a delivery guy to feed on, and you can

00:38:06deal with

00:38:06the consequences. Though honestly, even when he's just sitting there looking serious, why does he have

00:38:12to be so damn attractive? I want to crawl into his lap and kiss him until he loses his voice.

00:38:17Ethan's fingers, which had been steadily tapping the table, suddenly stopped. A flash of something

00:38:23crossed his face. He shot me a quick look that clearly said, control those thoughts right now.

00:38:28His ear had gone noticeably red. He looked away, regained his composure and gave Leo a small nod.

00:38:35Leo stepped forward and pressed a button. The large screen came alive, showing every transaction

00:38:40Victoria had made the night before, followed by a confession video Leo had clearly secured himself.

00:38:45The room erupted. Warren watched his daughter collapse and finally dropped his smug smile.

00:38:51But this was a man who had survived decades on Wall Street. He recovered quickly.

00:38:55Mr. Frost, impulsive decisions have consequences at your age.

00:39:00Victoria made a mistake and I'll handle her privately. But don't forget that hundred

00:39:03billion cross-border acquisition, I brookered it. The other party trusts me and only me.

00:39:07He lifted his chin arrogantly. You move against us today and that deal vanishes immediately.

00:39:14I leaned against the table and studied the old man's self-satisfied face.

00:39:19Something twisted in my stomach. I closed my eyes and fully opened the succubus ability I had been

00:39:24holding back all week. Great. Plus. Hidden secrets. They came to me like a clear scent. Within seconds,

00:39:31Warren's entire dirty hand was laid out in my mind like an open book.

00:39:35Hundred billion deal. Please. Sweetheart. This man has three mistresses. Four offshore properties in

00:39:42the Cayman Islands and Kyprus. Paid for with laundered money from this very deal. The shell companies are

00:39:49even named after his mistress's initials. He's actually that stupid. He moved 40 million into one of them

00:39:56just this month. At the head of the table, Ethan's fingers went completely still on the folder.

00:40:02He was receiving every shocking detail straight through my thoughts. He slowly raised his head.

00:40:07The way he looked at Warren now was pure predator. The look of someone who already knew every card on

00:40:12the table and found the whole game boring. The corner of his mouth curved slightly. The hundred

00:40:17billion acquisition, Warren? You really think I was only looking into your daughter last night?

00:40:22The confidence drained from Warren's face degree by degree. Mr. Frost?

00:40:26Ethan pressed the remote without another word. The screen switched to a full forensic audit report.

00:40:31The critical findings highlighted in stark red. Page after page of transactions,

00:40:36layered offshore shell company charts. Every thread leading back to one name.

00:40:41Ethan rose slowly from his chair, then slammed a thick stack of documents onto the conference table.

00:40:47Papers flew everywhere. Five years.

00:40:51Four hundred million dollars. Every transaction, every count, every shell company named after your

00:40:56mistress. It's all right here, Warren. With this kind of evidence staring you in the face,

00:41:00you don't even get to beg for mercy. The senior directors who had been backing him went pale.

00:41:04One by one, they quietly scooted their chairs back, desperate to distance themselves from the

00:41:09father-daughter disaster. Warren's legs gave out. His face turned ash white as he collapsed back into his

00:41:16chair, lips trembling, unable to speak a single word. I leaned against the table and watched Ethan,

00:41:22backlit, spine straight, completely dismantling the old fox without breaking a sweat. I couldn't help myself.

00:41:29God, he's unreal. My knees are gone. There it is. My Secubia instincts are firing hard. I want to throw

00:41:36him

00:41:37down on this conference table, right now and ride him until he can't think straight. Ethan's posture

00:41:42stiffened slightly. At an angle no one else could see, the tips of his ears turned a deep red. He

00:41:48swung

00:41:48his head around and shot me a sharp look that said, control yourself right now. I stuck my tongue out

00:41:53at

00:41:53him. Just then, the conference room doors burst open. Several officers from the financial crimes unit

00:41:59walked in, faces grim and determined. Warren, you're under arrest for embezzlement and large-scale money

00:42:05laundry. Come with us. The cold click of handcuffs snapped around Warren's wrists. Victoria went wild

00:42:11next, thrashing and screaming that I had done this to her. But two officers pinned her down and cuffed her

00:42:16anyway. The pair who had been untouchable minutes earlier were dragged out of the room like common

00:42:20criminals. Dead silence fell over the room. The remaining directors were sweating through their

00:42:26suits, barely daring to breathe. Ethan swept the room with a cold, measured stare. Does anyone here

00:42:32have a problem with Miss Summers staying at this company? Every director shook their heads frantically.

00:42:38No problem. Absolutely none. We're done here. In under 10 seconds, every director bolted, clutching their

00:42:44files and nearly tripping over each other to get out. The moment the door clicked shut, Ethan grabbed the

00:42:50remote and locked the conference room doors. The floor-to-ceiling blinds descended slowly,

00:42:55cutting off every bit of the Manhattan skyline. The room went dark. I was reaching for my glass of

00:43:01water, still riding the adrenaline when Ethan crossed the room in long, powerful strides. His presence hit

00:43:07me before he even touched me, that rich cedar scent mixed with raw heat. He grabbed my wrist and pressed

00:43:13me

00:43:13hard against the edge of the conference table. Warren and Victoria's bill is paid. Now it's time to settle

00:43:19ours. He leaned down, eyes locking onto mine with intense focus. Answer me. How many guys abs have you

00:43:26actually touched? That one with the energy score of three, was it really worth it? Worth it? Please.

00:43:32Nothing compares to that insane waste of his. He's in a completely different league and he knows it. That was

00:43:37all it

00:43:38took. Whatever control he had left snapped. He grabbed me by the waist, lifted me off the ground

00:43:43and sent me down in the middle of the paper covered conference table. Cameras are off. Now I want you

00:43:49to

00:43:50show me every dirty thought that's been running through that head of yours. All of it. He pressed

00:43:55forward and kissed me hard. Several hours later, after we had thoroughly used every inch of that conference

00:44:01room, an anonymous investigative report landed at a media office somewhere in New York. The document was

00:44:07clear. Jade Summers. No social records, no enrollment history, no employment trail before five years ago.

00:44:14Appeared out of nowhere. Suspected false identity. Possible corporate infiltrator.

00:44:21The heat from the conference room had barely faded when the story exploded the next morning.

00:44:26A major feature titled Frost Capital's Executive Advisor. Who is she really? Tore through every financial

00:44:32outlet. The piece questioned my complete lack of digital footprint or work history before

00:44:37five years ago. I sat at my desk staring at the blazing red headline, palms sweating. This was bad.

00:44:43My five years ago, belonged to someone else's body in another life. There was no paper trail because

00:44:49there couldn't be one. Around me, the interns and junior analysts had dropped all deference.

00:44:54I was nervously tugging at the hem of my blazer when the executive suite door opened. Ethan walked out

00:45:00holding a printed copy of the report, his expression ice cold. He didn't look at anyone else. He caught

00:45:06my wrist and pulled me straight into his private lounge. The door shut. He pressed me down onto the

00:45:11sofa, sat across from me and stared at the report in silence for a long moment. Here it comes. He's

00:45:17going

00:45:17to ask who I really am and how I appeared out of thin air. What do I even say? That

00:45:22I'm a suckabor who

00:45:23needs men's intimate energy to survive? Is he going to think I'm a monster and try to lock me away?

00:45:29My mind was spiraling into disaster scenarios. Across from me, a vein ticked in Ethan's temple.

00:45:35He finally took a slow breath and set the report down. What do you want for dinner tonight? I froze

00:45:40completely. Every lie I had prepared got stuck in my throat. I just stared at him. You're not going to

00:45:48ask. The whole internet is calling me a spy or a sleeper agent. Ethan stood and straightened his

00:45:54cuffs with that same calm composure. I'm curious. Then why aren't you- Because I've already heard

00:45:59every single thought. He met my eyes, patient and certain. The ones when you can't sleep. The ones

00:46:05when you're panicking about prison. The ones where you imagine me locking you up. I heard all of it.

00:46:10He stepped closer and caged me against the sofa with his body. I know what you are. A creature who

00:46:15survives on men's energy. That's it. What else do you want me to ask? He had known all along,

00:46:21and still draped his jacket over me in the break room. Still protected me. Still put Victoria and

00:46:26her father behind bars. A thousand years of watching people's faces twist in fear, disgust,

00:46:32or greed when they learned the truth. And this man acted like it was nothing. My eyes stung. My toes

00:46:38burned. He's not right in the head. He's supposed to be allergic to women. He's supposed to run. But he's

00:46:44not afraid of me at all. Fine. If you're not scared, then tonight I'm going to wreck you completely.

00:46:52You'll be the one begging. Ethan's cufflink slipped from his fingers.

00:46:56Jade, shut up. I laughed through the tears and winked at him.

00:47:03Ethan didn't seem to care about the rumors, but the internet and his competitors did. Rival firms

00:47:08smelled blood and moved fast, coordinating with the media and calling board members directly,

00:47:13questioning whether Frost Capital could be trusted. That afternoon, Ethan called an emergency board

00:47:19meeting. I sat in the corner, officially just observing. The atmosphere was even worse than

00:47:24last time. Two old guard directors slammed the morning paper on the table and came out swinging.

00:47:29Mr. Frost, Jade Summers has no background. All of Wall Street is laughing at us. Our partners are

00:47:37questioning if she's a corporate spy. You need to fire her immediately and hand her over for

00:47:43investigation. Ethan sat at the head of the table, turning a pen slowly between his fingers,

00:47:49the air around him freezing cold. Done. His voice was flat. He didn't even look up. Mr. Frost,

00:47:55watch your tone. This affects the entire firm. Ethan finally looked up, eyes empty and cold.

00:48:00He slid two documents across the table. These are records of the internal accounts

00:48:04you two leakered to a competitor. On the subject of spies, you two seem far more experienced than my

00:48:09advisor. Sign the resignation and share transfer papers now, or I call the Financial Crimes Unit in

00:48:14five minutes. Your choice. Less than two minutes later, both directors signed with shaking hands

00:48:20and left as fast as they could. The room fell deathly quiet. The remaining directors stared at

00:48:27the table like it was the most fascinating thing in the world. Ethan straightened his tie, signed the

00:48:32latest restructuring document with one smooth stroke and spoke calmly. Effective immediately,

00:48:37the senior director position is dissolved. Jade Summers is now my executive advisor,

00:48:41with authority equal to mine on all matters. I nearly jumped out of my seat in the corner.

00:48:46Okay, wow, that's a serious power move. But he fought that hard for me and didn't even ask if I

00:48:51wanted it. Sure, the position gives me better access to high-quality energy, but I was planning to

00:48:55stay low-key. This dominantic man. I want to wrap my legs around him and make him pay for it.

00:49:01Ethan went completely still at the head of the table. He set his pen down and looked straight at me

00:49:06across the room. You don't want it? Every director turned, completely confused about who he was

00:49:11talking to. My face burned. I forced a gracious smile. Of course I do, Mr. Frost. It's an honor to

00:49:18serve under you. The tiniest smirk touched the corner of Ethan's mouth before disappearing behind

00:49:22his usual cold mask. The new title called for a new look. That evening, Ethan took me to a black

00:49:30-tie

00:49:30multinational finance dinner at one of Manhattan's most exclusive hotels. I ditched the conservative

00:49:36blazer and wore the red gown, deep V-neckline opened back, thigh-high slit. The moment we entered the

00:49:42ballroom, every head turned. The contrast between my bold dress and Ethan's cold, untouchable presence

00:49:48was electric. The whispers about my mysterious past followed us. Before I could even take a sip of wine,

00:49:54rival executives approached with sharp smiles.

00:49:57Congratulations on the rapid rise, Ms. Summers. We've all been wondering, what exactly is your

00:50:03background that managed to captivate our famously unavailable Mr. Frost?

00:50:08All eyes turned toward us. I twirled my wine glass slowly, keeping a perfect polite smile while my

00:50:14succubus senses scanned the table. This one looks like an overfed French rye, energy level two at best.

00:50:20Looking at him longer should count as emotional damage. The rest of the table is even worse.

00:50:27Combined, they don't come close to one finger of my man. Across the table, Ethan's fingers

00:50:33tightened slightly around his glass the moment I thought, my man. He was clearly fighting a smile.

00:50:40Ethan lifted his glass to hide the small indulgent smile tugging at his lips. His dark eyes found mine

00:50:47across the room, sending heat straight through me. Nothing to say, Mrs. Summers? Could the media be

00:50:55right that you have no real history at all? I was about to handle it my way when Ethan set

00:51:00his glass down. The entire room went silent. He stood, walked around the table, and stopped

00:51:06directly behind me. In front of every major player in Manhattan, he laced his fingers through mine and

00:51:11held my hand tight. Does anyone here have a problem with what's mine? His voice was quiet but the word

00:51:18mine landed like a hammer. Camera flashes exploded around us. Oh my god, that was the hottest thing

00:51:26I've seen in a thousand years. I'm in trouble. His energy is pouring into me and I need to drag

00:51:34him to

00:51:34the nearest bathroom right now. Ethan's grip tightened. He leaned down voice low against my ear.

00:51:41Jade, enough.

00:51:45The next morning, photos of Ethan claiming me publicly spread like wildfire across Wall Street.

00:51:51Frost Capital's official account then posted a rare personal statement confirming I was his full

00:51:56representative for all business and personal matters. The spy stories vanished overnight.

00:52:01I sat in Ethan's executive chair reading the flood of congratulatory messages when he appeared in the

00:52:07doorway jacket off. Comfortable in that chair?

00:52:14I stood and wrapped my arms around his neck, pressing myself against him. Crisis handled. Time to

00:52:21deliver on my promise to drain him completely and make him beg. Right here. Right now. The thought hit

00:52:27him hard. His eyes dropped to the slit in my skirt. His control finally broke. He pressed me against the

00:52:34door and locked it. You've been driving me crazy with those thoughts every day. If you try to run now,

00:52:40you're not leaving this room for three days.

00:52:44His lips moved down my collarbone while his hands worked urgently at the red dress. His raw energy washed

00:52:50over me in powerful waves. I was losing control fast. He was definitely holding back before. This is too

00:52:57much. I'm not going to survive. Wait. He's actually tearing the dress. We're in the executive suite.

00:53:03There are people right outside this door. Survival instinct kicked in hard. I yelped,

00:53:08ducked and slipped out of his grip, scrambling behind the desk. Mr. Frost, please control yourself.

00:53:15It's still business hours. If Leo walks in, we're both finished. I crouched behind the desk,

00:53:21trying to fix my ruined dress. Ethan stood against the door, chest heaving, staring at the spot where

00:53:27I had been. The vein in his temple pulsed. You spend every waking second fantasizing about this.

00:53:32But the moment it starts happening, you run faster than anyone I've ever seen.

00:53:36Are you torturing me on purpose?

00:53:40I stayed behind the desk and tried my most innocent look. I'm just being a responsible

00:53:45employee. Modern society values restraint and professionism. Okay, mostly I don't want to die

00:53:52of embarrassment. But what I just saw was terrifying. If we actually do this, he might break me.

00:53:58I'm genuinely not sure I'd survive. He heard everything. The panic and the helpless desire

00:54:04underneath. Some of the fury left his face. He exhaled, crossed the room and gently pulled me

00:54:09out from behind the desk. Instead of continuing, he carefully fixed the broken strap of my dress with

00:54:15surprising patience. I stared at his profile and felt my heart do things it had no right to do.

00:54:21This man isn't fair. Top-tier energy is one thing, but this? I've been doing this for a thousand years.

00:54:26I cannot be falling for a human CEO. I refuse.

00:54:30His hands stilled. He looked down at me with quiet certainty.

00:54:34Tonight, my place in the hills were not in the office there.

00:54:37I never said I was going home with-

00:54:43You don't have a choice.

00:54:50That evening, the Maybach pulled up to Ethan's private estate in the hills. An extravagant glass

00:54:56and stone property with sweeping views. I stood in the grand marble entryway giving myself a pep talk.

00:55:02Keep it together. This is just strategic energy access, nothing more. I'm not getting attached to

00:55:08a repressed CEO. I'm a cold-blooded sucker boss here for the buffet. I'm not getting domesticated.

00:55:13My suitcase suddenly lifted. Ethan had taken off his jacket. He carried my heavy bag with one hand

00:55:19like it weighed nothing. Strategic resource acquisition?

00:55:22I short-circuited. I always forgot he could hear everything.

00:55:25Can you let me finish a thought before you respond?

00:55:28He walked a few steps, then stopped and turned around slowly. His dark eyes held mine with complete

00:55:33certainty. Jade. Just my name low rough and warm. Like he had been saying it for years. My heart

00:55:39dropped. It's over. I'm completely done for.

00:55:45The first week at the estate wasn't the chaos I expected. Every night Ethan pulled me against his

00:55:50burning body, but outside of that he showed surprising restraint. That only made my instincts

00:55:56scream louder that something was wrong. He had been coming home later and later,

00:56:00holding closed-door meetings with Leo in the study. Every time I approached the conversation died

00:56:05instantly. I leaned against the hallway wall, fruit plate in hand, spiraling.

00:56:11Does he think I'm too much trouble? Is he about to cut me loose at the next board meeting?

00:56:16Or has he already arranged with some secret lab to study me and lock me away in a cage?

00:56:22The study door opened. Ethan caught the full tail end of my spiral. His expression shifted rapidly.

00:56:28The vein in his temple throbbed. He took the plate from my hands, pulled me into the study,

00:56:34and pressed me against the desk. Jade Summers. Out of all the thoughts that run through your head,

00:56:41is even one of them capable of trusting me?

00:56:48I looked sideways, avoiding his eyes. I'm just reading the signs. The internet already says I'm

00:56:54nobody. You were gonna cut me loose eventually. Ethan laughed without humor.

00:56:58His fingers tightened on my waist, forcing me to meet his gaze.

00:57:01Cut you loose? Take a look at this.

00:57:05He dropped a thick legal document in front of me. The title was clear.

00:57:10Irrevocable Permanent Declaration of Asset Consolidation and Joint Equity.

00:57:14He had transferred half of all his core assets, including Frost Capital, into my name permanently.

00:57:19I couldn't speak. He just handed me half his life behind my back, on Wall Street, where everything

00:57:26is calculated. He split his entire fortune with a woman who barely exists. Is he insane? My eyes filled

00:57:33with tears. Ethan gently wiped the tear from my cheek. The media can't find your past. That's their

00:57:39failure, not yours. If they say you have no history, then I'll give you the strongest one in America.

00:57:43Starting today, you're my full partner at Frost Capital and my future wife.

00:57:49I stared at the documents, speechless for a long time. He gave me half of everything just because I

00:57:55was scared? This man must have some kind of beautiful brain damage.

00:57:59No brain damage.

00:58:01I snapped my head up and glared at him.

00:58:03Can you stop finishing my thoughts?

00:58:06Then stop thinking them so loudly.

00:58:09I took a deep breath and laid everything out.

00:58:12Ethan, I'm not from this world. I crossed over a few months ago. The person in those old photos

00:58:16isn't me. Every record I have here is fake. You just split your billion dollar empire with

00:58:21someone who doesn't legally exist. Are you actually crazy?

00:58:23Are you done?

00:58:24He leaned back, completely calm.

00:58:25First, I don't care if your identity is real.

00:58:28Second, I didn't do this out of pity. I did it because I wanted to.

00:58:32Third, you crossed over. That makes this even simpler.

00:58:35He leaned forward, his presence overwhelming.

00:58:37If you have nothing in this world, then you need a home even more.

00:58:40Home? This pure, golden energy man just offered a Sukvo a home. I want to rip his clothes off and

00:58:45destroy him right now. We're just employer and employee.

00:58:48As of now, we're full partners. And you're my fiancé.

00:58:51I never agreed to that.

00:58:53And in your heart, you haven't refused either.

00:58:54I raised my hand in frustration and he caught my wrist mid-air, fingers scorching and precise.

00:58:59Jade, I don't care what abyss you came from. You're here now, on my turf. I'm not letting

00:59:06you starve and I'm not letting anyone lock you away.

00:59:09His dark eyes burned with raw possessiveness.

00:59:12This isn't a transaction. It's a choice I'm giving you.

00:59:17That night I didn't sleep at all. My head was too loud. For a thousand years in the abyss,

00:59:23men were nothing more than quick snacks to me. When I crossed into this world, all I wanted was

00:59:28to steal enough premium energy to survive. Somehow I ended up owning half a billion dollar empire and

00:59:34becoming the fiancé of Manhattan's most celibate man, completely wrapped around his finger. Did I

00:59:40completely flip the Succopore survival manual upside down? I was supposed to be the one running circles

00:59:45around him. How did I end up the one getting reeled in with property deeds and warm milk?

00:59:50This is dangerous. The more I think about it, the hungrier I get. My legs are going weak again.

00:59:57I tossed on the silk sheets until two in the morning, then gave up and headed to the kitchen

01:00:01for water. The moment I pushed the door open I froze. Ethan stood at the counter in a loose black

01:00:06silk robe, collar open, warming milk. Moonlight poured through the window, highlighting his collarbone

01:00:11and the hard lines of his chest. That rich, intoxicating wave of pure masculine energy slammed into me.

01:00:17Figured you couldn't sleep. He turned, dark eyes carrying a lazy heat and handed me the warm mug.

01:00:22I swallowed hard, fighting the urge to lunge at him, and hesitated. You really don't mind? I'm not even

01:00:28human, and I constantly narrate every dirty thought I have about you. No one here knew the old me.

01:00:35Doesn't that make me some kind of dangerous freak? Ethan leaned against the counter and let out a low,

01:00:39rough laugh. You think someone who's heard every greedy, filthy, calculating thought people have since

01:00:44Yash Day has any room to judge a straightforward little suck of rut? He stepped forward, took the mug from

01:00:49my

01:00:49hands and set it aside. You're the cleanest thing I've ever met. You think it, you say it, at least

01:00:56in

01:00:56your head. You're hungry, you admit you want to devour me. You're scared, you admit you're scared.

01:01:01Even when you're trying to bed, you're completely honest. No games, no lies. He bent down, lips brushing

01:01:06my ear, breath hot and heavy. Jade, for me that's more than enough. Oh my god, this man who barely

01:01:13flirted in

01:01:14his life just said something ten times deadlier than any dirty line I could come up with. My legs

01:01:18are done. I want him to pin me against this counter and take me right here, right now.

01:01:25The next day at Frost Capital, everything looked normal on the surface. I sat in my new executive

01:01:30office, tugging at my collar, replaying his low, burning voice from the kitchen. How does a man made

01:01:35of ice become even more dangerous when he gets warm? Did he secretly take an advanced flirting

01:01:39master class? My phone buzzed. Embarrassment shot through me. I jumped up and stormed down

01:01:46to the executive suite in my heels. Ethan Frost, can you stop eavesdropping on my thoughts every

01:01:52single second? Ethan looked up from his contracts, leaned back in his chair, tie perfect, expression

01:01:57cool and untouchable. When you think things that loudly, it's impossible to ignore. I fell apart.

01:02:05What do you mean loudly? I was just doing an objective review of your body from last night.

01:02:09What if I think about you locking that door right now and pressing me down on this desk?

01:02:13Is that loud enough? Three seconds later,

01:02:16Ethan set down his pen. He stood, shrugged off his jacket and locked the door with a click.

01:02:26Yes. He walked toward me with calm certainty and planted both hands on the desk, caging me in.

01:02:31We're either quiet down in there or we handle it right now. I forgot how to breathe. My body melted

01:02:37against him even as I tried to keep up the act. What do you mean? Handle it? Ethan lowered his

01:02:43head

01:02:43until his lips nearly touched mine, voice rough. For example, finishing what we started in the kitchen

01:02:49last night. This man is flirting while his ears are turning bright red. That contrast is criminal.

01:02:54It should be illegal. Jade, don't look at me like that. I can hear you.

01:03:01That evening, Ethan drove me to a quiet private restaurant in Manhattan. Candlelight, expensive

01:03:07red wine, no staff hovering. I wore a tight black slip dress. He had loosened his tie and undone the

01:03:13top

01:03:14button of his shirt. Without the tie, he looks a little less like a monk, but that tiny hint of

01:03:18recklessness makes him even more dangerous. That throat, that collarbone. He's perfect.

01:03:24Ethan's fingers tightened around his wine glass. Thank you for the review. I bit into my stake and

01:03:30shot him a look. I was thinking that in my head. I heard every word. I gave up fighting and

01:03:36slid my

01:03:36hand under the table, squeezing his thigh through his pants. Since you have a direct line to my brain,

01:03:42can you at least mute it sometimes? Give a girl some privacy? Can't turn it off.

01:03:50He poured wine and brought the glass to my lips, eyes dark in the candlelight. But I can promise

01:03:56not to take every wild thought you have seriously. Oh yeah? Which ones don't you take seriously?

01:04:00Like when you tell yourself every night that you're going to get on top and drain me until I'm begging

01:04:05for mercy. I nearly choked on the wine. For the record, I meant every word of that. Ethan's hand froze.

01:04:10His eyes ignited with raw hunger. Is that so? Then starting tonight, I'm taking that thought very

01:04:16seriously. Is this man reverse trapping me right now? Yes. I laughed, equal parts delighted and

01:04:23furious and pinched his thigh hard. Ethan Frost, you're supposed to be Wall Street's coldest predator.

01:04:29When did you learn to talk like a damn romance hero? Ethan leaned across the table and caught my wrist,

01:04:34voice low and gravelly. I'm a businessman in the boardroom. But when it comes to you,

01:04:40I'm your man. And I plan on making every filthy idea in your head real. In bed. It's over. A

01:04:47thousand years of experience. And this human is about to take me down.

01:04:53The dinner lasted two full hours. By the end, my legs were weak from the constant wave of his energy.

01:04:59Ethan barely spoke, but his thumb kept tracing slow circles over my knuckles. Proper on the surface,

01:05:05but full of promise underneath. I set down my fork and stared at his handsome, cold face.

01:05:11I've always wondered. When exactly did you realize I wasn't human?

01:05:17Day one. The second you walked into my office.

01:05:21Day one? All you knew was that I had a very active inner mana law shock.

01:05:27Day one. It was more than that. He leaned back, exuding pure power.

01:05:32When you walked in, something about you felt different.

01:05:37I've sensed greed and corruption in people since I was a child.

01:05:41But with you, it was bold, yes. Your thoughts about me were wild. But your desire was pure.

01:05:50It wasn't until you screamed internally that you were a succubus that I confirmed it.

01:05:56So you knew I was some kind of energy hungry creature who wanted to devour you and you still

01:06:02hired me? What kind of risk management is that? Ethan suddenly leaned across the table,

01:06:07gripped my jaw, and tilted my face up, eyes burning.

01:06:10The most desire I see is full of lie and power plays. Yours was honest. You wanted me because

01:06:17your instincts said so. That makes you more real than anyone who's ever walked through my door.

01:06:23Help. I spend all day mentally trying to get into this man's pants and he calls that clean and pure?

01:06:30My values are fine. I've just finally found the real thing.

01:06:38When we left the restaurant, a light rain had just stopped. Ethan draped his jacket over my

01:06:43shoulders without a word and took my hand, fingers tightly laced. We walked slowly down the quiet sidewalk.

01:06:49This might be the first time it's just us. No reporters, no drama. Just him walking with me like

01:06:56a normal boyfriend. Hmm. What's the M for? I heard everything you just thought.

01:07:04I laughed and leaned into him, going soft against his shoulder. Tell me, Mr. CEO,

01:07:10you've really never dated before? No Harris's or models ever caught your eye? No. Then how are you

01:07:15so good at all of this? You talk like you came with built-in charm software. Ethan stopped under a

01:07:19street lamp. He cradled the back of my head and tilted my face up. Because with you, I don't need

01:07:24experience. The second I hear your thoughts, I just know what to do. He kissed my forehead,

01:07:29then the bridge of my nose stopping just at the corner of my mouth. Let's go home.

01:07:36He said home. Not the estate. Home.

01:07:44My position as executive advisor grew stronger every day. The old board members now avoided eye

01:07:50contact when I passed. In public, Ethan remained the icy, lethal CO. But the second the office door

01:07:56locked, all that restrained power came rushing out for me alone. Like when he brought me warm

01:08:01milk late at night and just watched me with that hungry look. Like when I got caught staring at his

01:08:05body in a meeting and he abruptly ended a billion dollar call. Like waking up on the office couch

01:08:10wrapped in his jacket and his arms. How does he do it? Ice god in public and completely

01:08:16addictive behind closed doors. This breaks every law of biology. Ethan looked up from his reports.

01:08:21A faint glint of amusement in his eyes. Because you spend all day loudly complimenting my body in your

01:08:27head. My face burned. I do not. You just finished planning exactly which position you want to use

01:08:35tonight to drain me completely. I gave up pretending. I walked over, straddled his lap and hooked a finger in

01:08:42his shirt. Since you hear everything anyway, this weekend. You and me at a normal movie theater.

01:08:47No suit. No Leo. No meetings. A real date. You in? Ethan's hand slid slowly under my skirt,

01:08:55resting on my inner thigh. Yes. As long as you don't run halfway through, I'll go anywhere with you.

01:09:05That Saturday, Ethan showed up in a black turtleneck and long coat,

01:09:09looking dangerously casual. Every woman nearby stared. I wrapped my arm around his, claiming him.

01:09:14Look at you, out of your suit and still causing chaos. Hearts are breaking left and right.

01:09:19The corner of Ethan's mouth curved slightly. I never cared before.

01:09:24But now I only wait for one person. I'm done. This ice prince saying sweet things so sincerely

01:09:30is more lethal than anything from the abyss. In the dark theater, his energy rolled over me in waves.

01:09:37Halfway through the movie, I put my hand over his. He turned his palm and locked our fingers together,

01:09:42tight and burning. By the time the lights came up, we were both breathing harder. In the lobby,

01:09:48I teased him lightly. Your palm was sweaty the whole time.

01:09:53Your body temperature was running higher than mine.

01:09:56That's because you had a death grip on my hand. Ethan pulled me out of the crowd,

01:10:00bent down, and brushed his lips against my ear. That's because you never once thought about letting go.

01:10:08On the ride home, Ethan and I sat in the back with our hands still locked.

01:10:12Leo drove in professional silence. Ethan, hypothetically, if there was no

01:10:19energy connection between us, would you still have kept me that first day?

01:10:24Yes. No hesitation. The moment you walked in, I saw your eyes. There was no calculation.

01:10:33No interest in power or money. You just looked at me like I was a person. He pulled me closer.

01:10:41In this city,

01:10:44no one has ever looked at me like that. My heart skipped. Even the man who owns Manhattan

01:10:54has been starving for something real. Leo stiffened visibly in the front seat.

01:11:00Leo heard nothing. Correct, sir. I heard nothing.

01:11:05In fact, I'm already drafting my resignation. You're not resigning.

01:11:10I'll increase your equity another half point. I buried my face in Ethan's chest and laughed

01:11:14until I shoved. Late that night at the estate, Ethan found me on the sofa scrolling news.

01:11:21Don't waste energy on that garbage. He took my phone and pulled me against him.

01:11:28I'm worried the resonance between us could drag Frost. Capital down one day.

01:11:35Ethan hooked an arm around my waist and held me tight. The resonance isn't a curse. You're not

01:11:41draining me. It goes both ways. I need you too. You gave me something I never had. The feeling of

01:11:50being truly alive. You're scared I'll run. To protect you. Yes. I'm scared. He admitted it straight,

01:12:00no shields. You were ready to disappear. Alone to keep me safe. Jade, I don't need protection. I need you

01:12:08to stay. Right here with me. I wrapped my arms around his neck and bit down on his collarbone,

01:12:14leaving clear marks. Fine. If you want me to stay, promise me one thing.

01:12:21If the resonance ever acts off, you tell me immediately. No hiding. Ethan looked at the

01:12:27marks, then at my eyes and pulled me closer. Deal. I promise.

01:12:33The next afternoon, I walked into Ethan's office during a serious international video call.

01:12:39He hit mute, waved me in and pulled me into the chair beside him. He continued the call in fluent,

01:12:44ruthless German while I watched him work. Who would believe it? The hardest man in America

01:12:53is secretly this earnest guy who doesn't know how to say he loves me without looking lost.

01:13:00Ethan missed half a beat in his sentence, then recovered with icy precision and ended the call.

01:13:05He pulled off his tie and stood towering over me.

01:13:10Jade, you're getting bolder every day. What exactly did you just call me?

01:13:16I poked his leg with my foot innocently. I didn't say anything?

01:13:19His hand shot under the desk and gripped my ankle. You called me an emotionally stempid idiot

01:13:26who can't express himself. That was in my head. You can't punish thought crimes.

01:13:31Ethan leaned in, breath hot against my lips. You're right. I'm not great at this in front of others.

01:13:37So tell me, Miss Advisor, where and how exactly do you want to give me that hands-on lesson?

01:13:42The most repressed man in the world just asked me to teach him how to express feelings and suggested positions.

01:13:48Nothing's wrong. You showed up and all my old rules went out the window.

01:13:55Later that afternoon, Leo came into my office looking nervous.

01:14:01Miss Summers, there's something I need to tell you, even though Mr. Frost told me not to.

01:14:06What's he been doing behind my back?

01:14:08He's been using every contact the Frost family has, top legal teams, private networks, even Washington,

01:14:14to research ways for non-human entities to gain legal identities.

01:14:18He's building you a complete, legitimate identity in this world. No more hiding. A real one.

01:14:26My throat tightened. He's been doing this quietly since I moved in.

01:14:30He never planned for me to stay in the shadows.

01:14:34Leo left. I stared out at the glittering Manhattan skyline, eyes blurring with tears. My phone buzzed.

01:14:45Not that many. It's the necessary investment of a husband.

01:14:50I laughed and cried at the same time. Can you please turn off the telepathy for five minutes,

01:14:55you compulsive eavesdropper?

01:14:57Business hours are over. Come home. I'll walk you through everything in the penthouse.

01:15:04That night, Ethan took me to the new rooftop terrace overlooking the city.

01:15:08He handed me a glass of wine and stood at the railing in his white shirt.

01:15:12Where do you want to start, Mrs. Partner?

01:15:15I let my leg brush against his through the slit in my dress.

01:15:18Leo said you're building me a real identity? Independent? Legal?

01:15:22Do you actually think that's possible? On Wall Street, when I decide I want something,

01:15:29impossible doesn't exist. He stepped close, trapping me against the railing.

01:15:33The European trust structure is done. You'll be recognized as the heir of an ancient private

01:15:38dynasty. It's complicated, but it will hold. Why go this far? Hiding in your assets would have

01:15:43been safer for you. Because I'm done watching you think you belong in the shadows. And I'm not

01:15:49letting you keep one eye on the exit because you're scared of hurting me. He tucked my hair back,

01:15:55then pressed his fingers firmly against my inner thigh. That highest seat has always been yours.

01:16:00Not out of pity. You earned it. I'm completely done for. No succubus could resist a cold,

01:16:07celibate man who decides to love this obsessively. I dropped my glass, slid my hands into his collar,

01:16:12and straddled his waist. Since your plan is this perfect, I think we've earned some very high returns.

01:16:17Up here, with no one to interrupt us, don't you think?

01:16:23That night on the rooftop, we lost ourselves and each other under the Manhattan skyline.

01:16:28Straddling him, taking everything he gave, I told him between broken breaths about my life in the

01:16:33abyss and how scared I'd been when I first crossed over. Ethan held my waist, eyes blazing.

01:16:39You're really not scared? In the abyss, all I thought about was draining men like you completely.

01:16:48He drove deeper, drawing a helpless moan from me. You came from there, but now you're in my bed.

01:16:55By normal logic, shouldn't you have called a priest to exorcite me? Ethan gave a rare wicked smile.

01:17:02Send you back so you can put your hands on some other man's body? Not a chance.

01:17:09He kissed my collarbone.

01:17:13It's complicated here.

01:17:16But you chose my company as your buffet. That means for the rest of your life, you only eat at

01:17:22my table.

01:17:24After a thousand years of hunger, this feels like the luckiest detour in existence.

01:17:30Ethan went still, then laughed and gave my ass a sharp smack.

01:17:34In the middle of this, the best you can think is cosmically lucky. Try I'm the lucky one, 30 years

01:17:41old.

01:17:42And I finally found my little monster.

01:17:49Weeks later, the dust on Wall Street finally settled. Leo and the legal team completely

01:17:54dismantled the Cross Foundation's network. Warren got 12 years. Victoria got three years for

01:17:59defamation and illegal hacking. She wouldn't show her face in New York again. I watched the

01:18:04footage of her sentencing with zero emotion. Natural consequences. If she'd focused on doing

01:18:10her job instead of trying to destroy me, she'd still have a career. Speaking of the sofa,

01:18:16the leather is nice, but last week when Ethan had me pinned here and used his tide. Across the room,

01:18:25Ethan's pen nearly tore through the contract. He looked up slowly, eyes blazing with barely contained

01:18:30fire. Jade Summers, you've replayed last week on that sofa at least 10 times today. I tucked my dress

01:18:38lower and looked at him innocently while turning up the heat in my thoughts. So, quality control?

01:18:53Ethan took a slow breath, stood and started unbuttoning his shirt, revealing hard lines of muscle. Then he drew his

01:19:01belt free. You are the highest level of trouble this office has ever seen.

01:19:12But since you've been sending that invitation all afternoon, if you even think about hiding under the

01:19:19desk again, you won't like what happens next.

01:19:24It's when the most controlled man in the world turns dangerous with a belt and that look,

01:19:28that's not a man anymore. That's a natural disaster. He pushed me down onto the sofa,

01:19:34pinned my wrists and wrapped the belt around them. He bit my lower lip, voice wrecked.

01:19:38I heard that. Focus.

01:19:43Three months later, in deep autumn, the first snow fell on Manhattan. Ethan had bought a new penthouse

01:19:49with a breathtaking view over the city. I stood at the floor-to-ceiling windows when a hot,

01:19:54bare hand pulled me back against his solid body.

01:19:56New place? Do you like it? I love it. So, Mr. CEO, you bought the penthouse with this exact view,

01:20:04just to recreate our first real night together? Ethan laughed low, the sound vibrating through me.

01:20:08Not a recreation. I want every day you spend in this world to have this view,

01:20:12your city and mine, together. I turned, let my hand slide down his

01:20:16abs and hooked into his robe. One thing though, you've gone public with me,

01:20:21split your fortune, told the world I'm yours, and you still haven't given me one proper engagement

01:20:29ring. On human timelines, that's a violation. That bulletproof asset declaration outrangs any

01:20:35diamond. For a Sukfa who only cares about energy, does it really matter? I thought stubbornly.

01:20:42Probably not. Because whether it's the assets or that insane body of his, I decided long ago I'm

01:20:48keeping both. For life. No returns. Heard every word. The last of his cool distance melted. He

01:20:56pulled out a small velvet box. Inside was a simple, elegant antique silver band. Had it ready since the

01:21:02day you moved in. Last night, after you wore me out and fell asleep, I measured your finger. He slid

01:21:06the

01:21:07ring onto my finger with complete ownership. Perfect fit. Of course it is. This man is precise about

01:21:13everything. For the first time in forever, I didn't run. I rose on my toes and kissed him deep, real

01:21:19and

01:21:19full of everything I felt. Ethan Frost, thank you for finding a stray little monster and giving her a

01:21:27real reason to stay. Thank you for falling out of whatever clack in the universe you came from and

01:21:34landing in my office. He cupped the back of my head and kissed me back, deep and warm. Outside, snow

01:21:40fell

01:21:41quietly over the glittering city. After countless years of hunger, my soul had finally found home.

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