The Icy CEO Heard My Filthy Thoughts, And Hired Me on the Spot! EP

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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 I

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

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

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

00:01:42to the bone. A man so controlled that women could throw themselves at him all night and he would not

00:01:46even blink. But the moment I stepped into his office, a thick wave of pure, scorching masculine energy

00:01:53slammed into me. My succubus instincts went feral. Oh my god. Look at those broad shoulders, that tight

00:02:00waist, those powerful thighs. Those dress pants are stretched so obscenely I can see the outline of

00:02:06every inch. I bet he's thick, heavy and perfect. I wonder how long this tightly wound ice prince can

00:02:14keep his control before he snaps. I want to shove him back onto that desk, tear that expensive suit off

00:02:20him and ride him raw until he's shaking and begging. I was deep in that filthy fantasy when a loud

00:02:26snap

00:02:26cracked through the room. Ethan's luxury pen broke in half, black ink spilling over his fingers. He

00:02:33slowly lifted his gaze. Those cold, dark eyes pinned me like a predator. His voice came out low, rough,

00:02:39and dangerously controlled. He paused, jaw tight, eyes burning with something dark and volatile.

00:02:44Jade Summers. You're hired.

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

00:02:55imagined riding him senseless? Not that I was complaining. This job gave me legitimate, daily access to the most

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

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

00:03:12had just crawled 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,

00:03:22you won't even make it through tomorrow. Do you understand me? I let myself stumble back and

00:03:27quickly put on my most innocent, obedient face. Of course, director. I'll be completely professional.

00:03:34But inside, my succubus side was burning with contempt. Throwing myself at him? Please. You look

00:03:39at him like you own him. You have no idea how good it feels to be flooded with that kind

00:03:43of raw,

00:03:44masculine energy. It would probably kill you. A body like his deserves to be claimed every single day.

00:03:49I want to wrap myself around him, drain him with my mouth and hands until he has nothing left to

00:03:53give.

00:03:53A heavy footstep sounded behind me. Ethan stood just a few feet away in his perfectly tailored

00:03:58black suit, his presence filling the hallway. His dark, intense eyes were locked directly on my face.

00:04:05Victoria spun around instantly, flashing a sweet, adoring smile.

00:04:09Mr. Frost! I was just giving the new assistant some orientation on proper office standards,

00:04:14making sure the wrong kind of woman doesn't cause you any problems.

00:04:17Ethan ignored her completely. His gaze never left me. I watched his throat tighten as he swallowed

00:04:23slowly, something 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.

00:04:38The second I stepped through the door, that devastating masculine energy wrapped around me again,

00:04:43hot and clean and way too close. It clung to my skin like a second layer.

00:04:48Ethan was leaning back in his chair, reviewing documents like nothing in the world could shake

00:04:52him. Shirt buttoned. Tie straight. Face cold enough to freeze over hell. But my eyes had no

00:04:58loyalty to my brain. They kept drifting lower straight to the tight stretch of his dress pants.

00:05:04That energy is so thick and pure it's making me dizzy. The way those pants hug him should be illegal.

00:05:09If he ever let loose on me, he would completely wreck me. God, I want to-

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

00:05:19and

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

00:05:24coffee splashed across his lap. Every single drop. A low, ragged groan tore out of him.

00:05:31The documents in his hand scattered all over the floor. My soul nearly left my body. I scrambled up,

00:05:37grabbed the tissue box off his desk, and started frantically dabbing at his thighs.

00:05:41Mr. Frost, I'm so sorry. Please don't move. I'll clean it up.

00:05:46The second my fingers pressed against the soaked fabric, I froze. Even through the thin material,

00:05:51the heat under my hand was overwhelming. Hard. Tense. Very, very alive. My fingers started to shake.

00:05:58Wait. Is he getting hard? God, he's huge. Ugh. I just want to rip these pants

00:06:03open 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

00:06:14large, burning hand came down on my lower back. He seized me and pulled me hard against his chest.

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

00:06:25That perfect frozen composure finally cracked, and what leaked through was dark, hungry, and dangerous.

00:06:31His voice dropped low. You really can't stop looking there, can you?

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

00:06:42to ignore. My succubus control was hanging by a thread. This man was plain dirty. And the worst

00:06:49part was, I was almost sure he knew it. I swallowed hard, my whole body going soft against him.

00:06:54My arms slid around his neck before my brain could stop them. I leaned in, lips parting,

00:06:59the tip of my tongue just barely brushing out. One more inch. Just one. Then the memory hit me like

00:07:05a fire alarm. HR dragging me out of my last job in front of everyone. Security watching me like I

00:07:10was

00:07:11dangerous. The threat of handcuffs, police, and a permanent record, all because I touched a

00:07:15co-worker's abs when I was starving. My blood went cold. This was not some random office. This was the

00:07:22CEO's office in New York. And this was Ethan Frost, one of the most powerful men in the country.

00:07:27Throwing myself at him was not a cute little workplace mistake. This could destroy my life.

00:07:32All my succubus confidence disappeared in an instant. I came here to survive, not to end up in

00:07:39prison. I shoved him back with a sudden burst of strength, slipped out of his arms, and dropped hard

00:07:44onto the floor. Mr. Frost, I'm so sorry. I swear I'm a respectable woman. I just slipped, that's all.

00:07:51I wasn't trying anything. Please don't call the police. I'm not some kind of predator.

00:07:56I fumbled with the door, yanked it open, and ran. But as the door swung shut behind me,

00:08:01I caught one last glimpse through the narrow crack. The famously celibate, untouchable ice prince

00:08:07was still standing exactly where I had left him. His shirt was wrinkled. His breathing was rough.

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

00:08:19anger.

00:08:19It 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

00:08:46in her 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.

00:08:57Ice 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

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

00:09:37spreadsheets. I hugged my soaked blouse to my chest, shivering. This is his frost capital,

00:09:42not some club bathroom. I'm reporting you to HR myself. Enjoy your last day. I lowered my eyes,

00:09:47looking weak and humiliated. Inside I was burning. Get me fired? Go ahead and try. If Ethan sees me

00:09:52like this, he won't be able to look away for days. This body was made to drive a man like

00:09:56him wild. I

00:09:57could wrap myself 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? You were so

00:10:07good at playing innocent earlier. Come on, let everyone see what kind of professional you really

00:10:12are. The crowd suddenly went silent. What is going on here? One low, cutting voice was enough to freeze

00:10:19the entire break room. Everyone fell silent and stepped aside at once. Ethan walked in. His gaze landed

00:10:26on my soaked, almost transparent blouse. For one long second, he said nothing. His jaw tightened and

00:10:33his throat moved once hard. Those eyes usually cold enough to keep the whole office at a distance,

00:10:39darken the moment they saw me. Mr. Frost, look at her. I don't know what kind of stunt she pulled

00:10:45to

00:10:45end up like this, but she's been standing here, putting herself on display and trying to make everyone

00:10:50uncomfortable. Ethan did not even look at her. He shrugged off his jacket, still warm and carrying that

00:10:56clean cedar scent, then stepped in front of me and wrapped it around my shoulders. The jacket

00:11:01swallowed me almost completely, cutting off every stare in the room. The second his warmth touched

00:11:06my skin that rich, dangerous energy of his rolled over me. My knees nearly gave out right there.

00:11:12Without a word he took my wrist and led me out of the break room. No one dared to stop

00:11:17him.

00:11:17The moment we reached his office, he pushed the door open with one hard motion and pulled me inside.

00:11:22Then he locked it. The click of the lock went straight through me. Every bit of suppressed

00:11:27succubus instinct I had been trying to bury came roaring back to life. A locked door. Just the two

00:11:33of us. Oh, I know exactly where this is going. He is going to push me against that floor to

00:11:37clearing

00:11:37window, tear off this ruined blouse, use that tie to trap my wrists, and punish me until I forget how

00:11:43to stand. Yes, daddy. Punish me like I'm a bad girl. Ethan stopped. His back went rigid. For a moment,

00:11:49the office was so quiet I could hear my own heartbeat. Then a vein jumped at his temple

00:11:54and he took one slow breath like he was trying very hard not to lose control. When he turned around,

00:12:00his expression had gone dangerously still. The next second he crossed the room caught me by the waist

00:12:05and backed me against the window. His hands landed on either side of my head, caging me in completely.

00:12:11The glass was cold against my back. He was burning hot in front of me. His voice came out low,

00:12:17restrained, and rough around the edges. What exactly goes on in that little head of yours

00:12:21all day, Jade? Pinned against the window by a man that tall, that close, and that intense,

00:12:28I pulled my shoulders in and 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.

00:12:47Ethan. He did not answer me. Instead his other hand went to his tie. He pulled it loose in one

00:12:53slow, deliberate motion like he had all the time in the world. Then he dropped it onto the desk.

00:12:58My pulse jumped. Then he undid the top two buttons of his shirt. That collarbone. That shadow beneath

00:13:04the open fabric. That hard, controlled body he kept locked away under expensive suits every single

00:13:10day. He stepped right into my line of sight and stayed there. This man was baiting me on purpose.

00:13:15I stared at his open collar and swallowed hard. My traitorous hand started rising on its own,

00:13:21reaching for that warm, firm chest like I had no survival instincts at all.

00:13:25Screw 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.

00:13:40Flashing lights. Cold handcuffs. Iron bars. A full criminal case with my name on it.

00:13:47Getting fired for touching a co-worker's abs was bad enough. Putting my hands on the CEO of Frost Capital,

00:13:52there was a life sentence in heels. Self-preservation kicked in. I snatched my hand back,

00:13:58ducked under his arm, and slipped away. Mr. Frost, my eyes are closed. I didn't see anything. Please

00:14:04keep your shirt on. I have absolutely zero inappropriate thoughts about you. I spun toward

00:14:10the door and got my hand on the lock. But before I could turn it, a rush of cedar and

00:14:14heat swept over

00:14:15me from behind. Ethan was suddenly there, his shirt still undone, one hand braced against the door,

00:14:21trapping me in place. His chest pressed close against my back, and his breath brushed over my

00:14:26ear. Zero inappropriate thoughts? His voice was low and rough, with an edge that left no room to hide.

00:14:33His fingers found my jaw from behind and turned my head, forcing my gaze back to the open stretch of

00:14:38his shirt and everything it revealed. How disappointing. I have plenty of dirty thoughts

00:14:44about you, Jade Summers. That line, spoken from that close, nearly made my succubus tail come out.

00:14:52I stood trapped between the door and his heat, completely unable to move. Just when I thought

00:14:58he was about to forget every last bit of restraint and do something about it right there in his office,

00:15:02the pressure suddenly lifted. He reached into the pocket of the jacket wrapped around me and slipped

00:15:07in a black and gold invitation card, along with a handwritten note. Tomorrow night's finance charity

00:15:12gala. You're attending as my executive advisor. Go to this address today and get a gown. By the time

00:15:18I made it back to my desk, the note was still warm in my palm. The next evening, a black

00:15:23Maybach pulled

00:15:24up smoothly in front of an elite boutique on Fifth Avenue. The store manager had clearly been briefed

00:15:29in advance and met us at the door with a polished, professional smile. Miss Summers, right this way,

00:15:34to the fitting area. She looped the tape around my chest, then drew it in at my waist.

00:15:39A second later, she gasped. Good lord, Miss Summers. These measurements are unreal. This kind of figure

00:15:46comes along once in a lifetime. She immediately pulled out a red gown, deep V-neckline, open back,

00:15:53a slit that started high on the thigh. I recommend this one. Wear this tonight and you'll be the best

00:16:00thing that ever happened to Frost Capital's public image. I stared at that gorgeous, barely there piece

00:16:05of fabric and my succubus instinct sat straight up. With this body in that dress? Absolutely lethal.

00:16:12So that is why he kept looking at me like that yesterday. He has been wanting to see me in

00:16:18this

00:16:18all along. Fine. I'll wear it to the gala and watch his eyes drop straight to my neckline.

00:16:24That will be entirely his fault. Then the memory of being trapped against the door last night came

00:16:30back in full detail and my survival instinct seized the wheel. Low profile. Boring. If he lost control

00:16:38in front of everyone at the gala, I would lose the job and then I would starve. I backed away

00:16:42from the

00:16:43dress like it had personally threatened me. Both hands clamped to my collar. No, absolutely not.

00:16:49High neck, long sleeves, ankle length if possible. I am a professional. The words had barely left my

00:16:54mouth when a quiet, unmistakably 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 there.

00:17:05He 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

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

00:17:22very small

00:17:22space. The air seemed to thicken. He moved toward me one step at a time, his tall frame carrying the

00:17:28full weight of his presence, until my back pressed against the full length mirror. Mr. Frost, what are you

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

00:17:41Drop straight to your neckline? I leaned unsteadily against the mirror and stared at him.

00:17:46How was he hearing every single thought in real time, even the ones from yesterday? He did not give

00:17:51me a second to figure it out. He spread his arms with the tape between them and wrapped it around

00:17:56my

00:17:56waist, pulling me in from behind in a way that felt far too close to an embrace. His energy washed

00:18:02over

00:18:02me all at once, and my legs nearly gave out. Help. He is so close. He is so warm. This

00:18:10is going to drown

00:18:10me. Those 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.

00:18:24Ethan's breathing changed. He dipped his head, his lips only a breath from my ear, and his voice came

00:18:31out low enough to make my knees weaken. Jade, let me find out, for myself, exactly how extraordinary you

00:18:40are. His hand moved slowly up my back. The other cradled the back of my head. His face tilted closer,

00:18:47and his lips were one second away from mine. One second before contact, the coward in me took over.

00:18:53I dropped, tried to slip under his arm and aimed for the narrow gap beside him. This time he did

00:18:58not

00:18:59let me get away. His arm caught my waist and pulled me back hard against him. For a second, my

00:19:04feet left

00:19:05the floor and my back hit the mirror with a low, solid sound. His chest was pressed against mine with

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

00:19:15wearing 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

00:19:30away. Jade, 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 had personally approved. The venue was all crystal chandeliers, champagne towers, and people

00:19:59pretending they were not staring. We had barely made it through the entrance when Victoria appeared with

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

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

00:20:18hunger and

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

00:20:23clicked shut from the outside. Heels clicked away into silence. Victoria, obviously. The storage room had no

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

00:20:36oven. In that kind of heat with my body already starving, my succubus instincts kicked into full

00:20:42overdrive. The hunger rose from somewhere deep inside me burning through my veins, turning my legs weak.

00:20:48All 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.

00:20:57I 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. The 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 to 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. He moved closer. That overwhelming heat rolled

00:21:31over me, rich and controlled and dangerous. His hand pressed to the wall beside my head,

00:21:36and he backed me into it with his body without ever fully touching where he should not.

00:21:40In the dark, he leaned down until his nose almost brushed mine. His voice was low, rough,

00:21:45and far too steady. Then he repeated my own thoughts back to me, word for word, calm and

00:21:50merciless. I 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. My face burned with

00:22:38humiliation. I wanted the floor to open up and swallow me straight back to the abyss.

00:22:43A thousand years of dignity, gone, destroyed in one storage. Heard that too. His breath scorched my

00:22:50skin as he pressed closer. Through the thin fabric of his dress pants, I could feel the unmistakable

00:22:55heat and hard shape of him pushing firmly against me. I tried to back away on instinct, but there was

00:23:01nowhere to go. The wall was already pressed against my spine. Still trying to run from me?

00:23:07There was something dangerous in his voice now. Not anger exactly. Something darker. Something

00:23:13tightly leashed. I wasn't running. I just, I mean... I could not form a proper sentence. My mouth was

00:23:20denying everything while my thoughts were already betraying me. I don't want to run. I'm just scared.

00:23:26Scared of jail. Scared of losing this job. Scared I'll actually let him do whatever he wants.

00:23:33Ethan let out one quiet laugh. Jail? That is what you're scared of?

00:23:38His fingers caught my jaw and tipped my chin up. Those eyes were always so cold. Not now. Now they

00:23:44looked like they could burn me alive. You weren't scared when you were imagining my pants on the floor

00:23:50and taking everything I have. My breath caught. That was private.

00:23:55Not to me. His thumb brushed along my jaw, slow enough to make my entire body tighten.

00:24:02Jade, listen to me. His voice dropped lower. I'm not calling the police.

00:24:07I swallowed hard. I'm not firing you. He leaned closer, every word deliberate.

00:24:14I'm done holding back. I'm going to give you every filthy thing you've been begging for.

00:24:21My breathing fell apart completely. Every word out of his mouth landed like a hook,

00:24:26catching on every nerve in my body. Give me what I want. Healy just said that.

00:24:32Does he even understand what he's offering? I do. He dipped his head, the tip of his nose

00:24:37brushing mine, his voice rough and low. From the day you walked into my office,

00:24:41I knew exactly what was going through your head. I didn't send you away. I didn't let you go.

00:24:45I kept pulling you closer on purpose. His hand settled firmly on my waist,

00:24:50strong but not forcing. Like he was giving me one final chance to back out.

00:24:54Ask yourself why. I opened my mouth, but no words came out.

00:24:58Why? Unless you actually want me just as badly? There it is.

00:25:03Then he pulled me in and kissed me hard. It was not tentative. It was not polite. It was not

00:25:08the

00:25:08careful, controlled kiss of a man asking permission with every breath. It was hunger finally breaking

00:25:13through restraint. Weeks of cold composure cracked open all at once, and the man underneath was

00:25:18anything but calm. One hand held the back of my head, keeping me from retreating. The other traced

00:25:24my waist, his touch leaving heat everywhere it landed. I could not breathe. My hands found his

00:25:29shoulders on their own. Fingers digging into the expensive fabric of his suit jacket.

00:25:34This man cannot be real. No one this controlled should kiss like this.

00:25:38Ethan pulled back half an inch, his mouth still brushing mine.

00:25:40Stay with me. Then he kissed me again. Deeper this time. Slower. More deliberate. Like he had

00:25:48decided I was done running, and he intended to make sure I remembered it. The storage room felt

00:25:53hotter by the second. His hand found the slit of my red dress and slipped beneath the fabric,

00:25:58his fingers grazing the inside of my thigh. The sound escaped before I could stop it.

00:26:03My whole body went soft against him. Ethan's breathing turned rougher. His hand moved higher,

00:26:08careful but devastating, stopping just short of the place that would have ruined every last bit of

00:26:13my self-control. Don't stop. Please don't stop now. His fingers tightened slightly against my thigh.

00:26:19I heard that. His hand was just about to move again when the storage room door exploded inward from a

00:26:24single kick. Victoria's voice rang down the entire corridor. Everyone, get over here. I found her.

00:26:32Frost Capital's new assistant is locked in a storage room during a company gala with some random man.

00:26:37Security, get them out here now. Victoria had brought security guards,

00:26:41senior executives, and half the gal with her. Her face was twisted with triumph,

00:26:46like she had been waiting all night to turn one private mistake into a public scandal.

00:26:51This is exactly what I warned you about. She is a liability. She disappears during work hours,

00:26:56drags some man into a restricted area, and puts the entire company's reputation at risk.

00:27:00The flashlight swept wildly across the room. Then the beam landed on us. On Ethan. On me pressed

00:27:07against the wall in his arms. Victoria's scream died in her throat. Ethan's jacket came down over

00:27:13my shoulders, heavy with cedar and body heat, covering me completely. He pulled me back against

00:27:19his chest, shielding me from every stare in the doorway. His shirt was rumpled. His collar hung open.

00:27:25His belt was half undone. And those eyes, usually distant and untouchable, were burning now with

00:27:31something dark enough to make every person at that door step back. He turned his head and swept the

00:27:36room with one look. Who the hell gave you permission to kick down my door?

00:27:41Mr. 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.

00:27:53But she never imagined the man she would catch with me would be Ethan Frost himself.

00:27:58I stayed tucked against Ethan's chest, feeling his heartbeat under my cheek. And for once I did not

00:28:03even try to hide my satisfaction. Well, surprise Victoria, you tried to ruin my night, and now he's

00:28:10about to ruin, ruin, 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

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

00:28:32sets foot 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.

00:28:44Mr. Frost! You can't fire me over this! That little slut sedust you! You're not thinking clearly

00:28:51because of her! Her voice faded toward the elevator bank, then disappeared. Ethan did not even look in

00:28:58her direction. 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

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

00:29:20Then it slammed shut and locked. The world spun, and I landed on the enormous soft bed, somewhere between

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

00:29:32controlled power aimed straight at my body. His tie was already in his hand. He dropped it to the floor.

00:29:38Both palms pressed into the mattress on either side of my head, and those dark eyes had completely

00:29:43given up any pretense of being cold. We got interrupted earlier. His voice was rough and low,

00:29:48his breath hot against my face. We were way past pretending. He could hear every thought in my head.

00:29:54There was nothing left to hide. Something inside me finally broke. I reached up,

00:29:59grabbed his collar, and looked him straight in the eyes. We barely got started. You've been listening

00:30:06to every dirty thought. I've had this whole time, haven't you? I've been holding back for weeks.

00:30:14Tonight I'm done holding back! I let one finger trace slowly down the center of his chest.

00:30:19Something dark shifted in his eyes. The last bit of restraint in him snapped. He repeated my own

00:30:26thoughts back to me, his voice low and deliberate. That body looks incredible. I could ride him into

00:30:32the ground. Jade, if you say stop tonight, we're not stopping. He pulled me into a deep, demanding kiss.

00:30:40The man everyone knew as cold, composed, and completely uninterested in women turned out to be

00:30:46absolutely devastating the moment the door closed. That night, I learned exactly what happens when a

00:30:52man with that much self-control finally lets it snap. He was relentless. Thorough. Like a man who had

00:30:58spent years starving in the desert and had finally found the one thing he wanted. Once he had me he

00:31:03had no intention of letting go. He found every weak spot I had and used them against me again and

00:31:08again,

00:31:08until I was clinging to him and begging him to slow down. I'm a succubus. I don't beg. And yet

00:31:14here I was.

00:31:14By 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. Cold, restrained,

00:31:27and completely uninterested in women? What? What a joke. I am a thousand-year-old suffogos who came to

00:31:34this world to feed on men, and last night I was the one who had to tap out. The humiliation

00:31:40is unreal.

00:31:40I had barely finished my internal rant when a strong, warm arm wrapped around me from behind

00:31:45and pulled me back against his solid chest. Complaining about me again? His voice was low,

00:31:50rough, and far too relaxed for a man who had ruined my dignity only a few hours ago. His lips

00:31:56brushed the

00:31:56back of my neck. Sounds like last night still wasn't enough. My whole body went tense. Ethan gave a

00:32:02quiet laugh and was already rolling me back toward him when every phone on the nightstand lit up at once.

00:32:07The mood snapped. In half a second, Ethan went from lazy and satisfied to ice cold. The temperature in

00:32:14the room seemed to drop 10 degrees. I leaned over to look. The financial gossip pages in social media

00:32:20had exploded. Frost 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. The article

00:32:32included a clear surveillance photo. Me. My very first day in this world. Hand slipped inside a

00:32:38co-worker's shirt. Right below it was the official termination notice from my old job. The evidence

00:32:44looked damning. I went completely rigid. Victoria's final parting gift, she must have leaked it on her

00:32:49way out. Ethan stared at the screenshot. A vein throbbing in his temple, his grip on the phone so tight

00:32:57his

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 almost

00:33:09got arrested. For this, isn't it? My stomach dropped. Mr. Frost, please hear me out. I had just

00:33:16arrived in this world. I was so starved I was about to lose my physical form. I only needed a

00:33:21little energy

00:33:22to survive. And that guy was barely worth anything. His energy was like a three out of ten. I barely

00:33:27touched his hand and HR was already dragging me out. He was a sad little street stack. You are a

00:33:32full

00:33:32five-beg course meal. Why the hell would I even look at anyone else after tasting you? The murderous look

00:33:37on Ethan's face faltered for just a second. The jealousy in his eyes didn't fade. If anything, it burned

00:33:43even hotter. He let out a sharp humorless laugh and moved toward me. So what you're saying is I'm not

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

00:33:53you touched exactly? Before I could figure out how to handle a jealous, possessive CEO,

00:33:57his personal line rang. Leo's voice came through on speaker, tense and urgent.

00:34:02Mr. Frost, Victoria and her father, board director Warren, have taken over the top

00:34:10floor conference room with six other board members. They've seen the morning news. They're claiming you're

00:34:17protecting someone with a sexual harassment record and it's destroying the firm's reputation.

00:34:25Warren is demanding you hand over operational control right now. They've also called the police.

00:34:30Officers 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,

00:34:51his 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.

00:35:09Board members lined both sides of the long table, watching with barely hidden anticipation. Warren

00:35:15sat at the 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 the

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

00:35:39lower limit this morning. Mr. Frost, if you don't hand her over to the police downstairs right now,

00:35:44you are just as guilty. The room buzzed with whispers. Every eye in the room turned on me like

00:35:49knives. Ethan sat at the head of the table, expression completely blank, fingers tapping

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

00:36:01about to fold and cut me loose. Victoria clearly read it the same way. She stormed around the table in

00:36:06her

00:36:06heels and came straight for me, arm already swinging. You worthless little tramp! Let me do this company

00:36:12a favor! A sharp crack echoed through the room, but I was the one still standing. While everyone

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

00:36:25succubus meant my strength had nothing to do with how much energy I'd taken lately. He was no match for

00:36:30me.

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

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

00:37:14to illegally 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 grey 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

00:41:37him

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

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

00:42:49Ethan grabbed the remote and locked the conference room doors. The floor-to-ceiling blinds descended

00:42:54slowly, cutting off every bit of the Manhattan skyline. The room went dark. I was reaching for

00:43:00my glass of water, still riding the adrenaline when Ethan crossed the room in long, powerful strides.

00:43:06His presence hit me before he even touched me, that rich cedar scent mixed with raw heat. He grabbed my

00:43:12wrist and pressed me hard against the edge of the conference table. Warren and Victoria's bill is paid.

00:43:17Now it's time to settle hours. He leaned down, eyes locking onto mine with intense focus.

00:43:24Answer me. How many guys abs have you actually touched? That one with the energy score of three,

00:43:29was it really worth it? Worth it? Please. Nothing compares to that insane waste of his.

00:43:35He's in a completely different league and he knows it. That was all it took. Whatever control he had left

00:43:40snapped. He grabbed me by the waist, lifted me off the ground and set me down in the middle of

00:43:44the paper-covered

00:43:45conference table. Cameras are off. Now I want you to show me every dirty thought that's been running

00:43:52through that head of yours. All of it. He pressed forward and kissed me hard. Several hours later,

00:43:58after we had thoroughly used every inch of that conference room, an anonymous investigative report

00:44:03landed at a media office somewhere in New York. The document was clear. Jade Summers. No social records,

00:44:10no enrollment history, no employment trail before five years ago. Appeared out of nowhere. Suspected

00:44:16false identity. Possible corporate infiltrator. The heat from the conference room had barely faded

00:44:23when the story exploded the next morning. A major feature titled Frost Capital's Executive Advisor.

00:44:30Who is she really? Tore through every financial outlet. The piece questioned my complete lack of digital

00:44:35footprint or work history before five years ago. I sat at my desk staring at the blazing red headline,

00:44:41palms sweating. This was bad. My five years ago, belonged to someone else's body in another life.

00:44:48There was no paper trail because there couldn't be one. Round me, the interns and junior analysts had

00:44:53dropped all deference. I was nervously tugging at the hem of my blazer when the executive suite door

00:44:58opened. Ethan walked out holding a printed copy of the report, his expression ice cold. He didn't look at

00:45:04anyone else. He caught my wrist and pulled me straight into his private lounge. The door shut.

00:45:10He pressed me down onto the sofa, sat across from me and stared at the report in silence for a

00:45:15long

00:45:15moment. Here it comes. He's going to ask who I really am and how I appeared out of thin air.

00:45:21What do I even say? That I'm a suckabor who needs men's intimate energy to survive? Is he going to

00:45:26think

00:45:27I'm a monster and try to lock me away? My mind was spiraling into disaster scenarios. Across from me,

00:45:33a vein ticked in Ethan's temple. He finally took a slow breath and set the report down.

00:45:38What do you want for dinner tonight? I froze completely.

00:45:43Every lie I had prepared got stuck in my throat. I just stared at him. You're not going to ask?

00:45:49The 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

00:46:15who survives 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

00:46:45not 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 cufflinks 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

00:47:42for investigation. 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.

00:47:54Mr. Frost, watch your tone. This affects the entire firm. Ethan finally looked up,

00:47:59eyes empty and cold. He 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

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

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

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

00:48:33document with one smooth stroke and spoke calmly. Effective immediately, the senior director position

00:48:38is dissolved. Jade Summers is now my executive advisor, with authority equal to mine on all matters.

00:48:44I nearly jumped out of my seat in the corner. Okay, wow, that's a serious power move. But he fought

00:48:49that hard for me and didn't even ask if I wanted it. Sure, the position gives me better access to

00:48:53high quality energy, but I was planning to stay low key. This dominantic man. I want to wrap my legs

00:48:59around him and make him pay for it. Ethan went completely still at the head of the table. He set

00:49:04his pen down and looked straight at me across the room. You don't want it? Every director turned,

00:49:09completely confused about who he was talking to. My face burned. I forced a gracious smile.

00:49:15Of course I do, Mr. Frost. It's an honor to serve under you. The tiniest smirk touched

00:49:20the corner of Ethan's mouth before disappearing behind his usual cold mask.

00:49:25The new title called for a new look. That evening, Ethan took me to a black-tie multinational finance

00:49:31dinner at one of Manhattan's most exclusive hotels. I ditched the conservative blazer and wore the red gown,

00:49:37deep V-neckline opened back, thigh-high slit. The moment we entered the ballroom,

00:49:43every head turned. The contrast between my bold dress and Ethan's cold, untouchable presence was

00:49:48electric. 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. Congratulations on the rapid rise, Ms. Summers.

00:50:00We've all been wondering, what exactly is your background that managed to captivate our famously

00:50:06unavailable, Mr. Frost? All eyes turned toward us. I twirled my wine glass slowly, keeping a perfect

00:50:12polite smile while my succubus senses scanned the table. This one looks like an overfed French rye,

00:50:18energy level two at best. Looking at him longer should count as emotional damage. The rest of the

00:50:25table is even worse. Combined, they don't come close to one finger of my man. Across the table,

00:50:32Ethan's fingers tightened slightly around his glass the moment I thought, my man. He was clearly fighting

00:50:38a smile. Ethan lifted his glass to hide the small indulgent smile tugging at his lips. His dark eyes

00:50:46found mine across the room, sending heat straight through me. Nothing to say, Mrs. Summers? Could the

00:50:54media be right, that you have no real history at all? I was about to handle it my way when

00:51:00Ethan set his

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

00:51:07me. In front of every major player in Manhattan, he laced his fingers through mine and held my hand

00:51:12tight. Does anyone here have a problem with what's mine? His voice was quiet, but the word mine landed

00:51:19like a hammer. Hammer flashes exploded around us. Oh my god, that was the hottest thing I've seen in a

00:51:27thousand years. I'm in trouble. His energy is pouring into me and I need to drag him to the

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

00:52:02I 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 deliver on

00:52:22my promise to drain him completely and make him beg. Right here. Right now. The thought hit him hard.

00:52:28His 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. His lips moved down my collarbone while his hands worked

00:52:47urgently at the red dress. His raw energy washed over me in powerful waves. I was losing control fast.

00:52:54He was definitely holding back before. This is too much. I'm not going to survive. Wait. He's actually

00:53:00tearing the dress. We're in the executive suite. There are people right outside this door.

00:53:05Survival instinct kicked in hard. I yelped, ducked, and slipped out of his grip, scrambling behind the

00:53:11desk. Mr. Frost, please control yourself. It's still business hours. If Leo walks in, we're both

00:53:19finished. I crouched behind the desk, trying to fix my ruined dress. Ethan stood against the door,

00:53:25chest heaving, staring at the spot where I had been. The vein in his temple pulsed. You spend every

00:53:30waking second fantasizing about this, but the moment it starts happening, you run faster than

00:53:34anyone I've ever seen. Are you torturing me on purpose? I stayed behind the desk and tried my

00:53:42most innocent look. I'm just being a responsible employee. Modern society values restraint and

00:53:49professionism. Okay, mostly I don't want to die of embarrassment, but what I just saw was terrifying.

00:53:55If we actually do this, he might break me. I'm genuinely not sure I'd survive.

00:54:00He heard everything. The panic and the helpless desire underneath. Some of the fury left his face.

00:54:07He exhaled, crossed the room, and gently pulled me out from behind the desk.

00:54:11Instead of continuing, he carefully fixed the broken strap of my dress with surprising patience.

00:54:17I stared at his profile and felt my heart do things it had no right to do.

00:54:20This man isn't fair. Top-tier energy is one thing, but this? I've been doing this for a thousand

00:54:25years. I cannot be falling for a human CEO. I refuse. His hands stilled. He looked down at me with

00:54:33quiet

00:54:33certainty. Tonight, my place in the hills. We're not in the office there. I never said I was going home

00:54:39with... You don't have a choice.

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

00:54:56property 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 a repressed

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

00:55:14suddenly lifted. Ethan had taken off his jacket. He carried my heavy bag with one hand like it weighed

00:55:20nothing. Strategic resource acquisition? I short-circuited. I always forgot he could hear

00:55:25everything. Can you let me finish a thought before you respond? He walked a few steps, then stopped and

00:55:30turned around slowly. His dark eyes held mine with complete certainty. Jade. Just my name low, rough,

00:55:36and warm. Like he had been saying it for years. My heart dropped. 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, holding closed-door

00:56:01meetings with Leo in the study. Every time I approached the conversation died instantly.

00:56:06I 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.

00:56:29The 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.

00:56:52The internet already says I'm nobody. You were gonna cut me loose eventually.

00:56:56Ethan laughed without humor. His 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.

00:57:21He just handed me half his life behind my back?

00:57:24On Wall Street, where everything is calculated.

00:57:27He split his entire fortune with a woman who barely exists?

00:57:31Is he insane?

00:57:32My eyes filled with tears.

00:57:34Ethan gently wiped the tear from my cheek.

00:57:37The media can't find your past. That's their failure, not yours.

00:57:40If 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.

00:57:53He gave me half of everything just because I was scared?

00:57:56This man must have some kind of beautiful brain damage.

00:58:00No 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.

00:58:15The person in those old photos isn't me.

00:58:17Every record I have here is fake.

00:58:19You just split your billion-dollar empire with someone who doesn't legally exist?

00:58:22Are 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.

00:58:29I did it because I wanted to.

00:58:32Third, you crossed over.

00:58:33That 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?

00:58:41This pure golden energy man just offered a suckvo a home.

00:58:44I want to rip his clothes off and destroy him right now.

00:58:47We're just employer and employee.

00:58:48As of now, we're full partners.

00:58:50And 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.

00:59:03You're here now, on my turf.

00:59:06I'm not letting you 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.

00:59:14It's a choice I'm giving you.

00:59:17That night, I didn't sleep at all.

00:59:20My head was too loud.

00:59:21For a thousand years in the abyss, men were nothing more than quick snacks to me.

00:59:26When I crossed into this world, all I wanted was to steal enough premium energy to survive.

00:59:31Somehow I ended up owning half a billion dollar empire and becoming the fiancé of Manhattan's

00:59:36most celibate man, completely wrapped around his finger.

00:59:39Did I completely flip the suck-a-poor survival manual upside down?

00:59:43I was supposed to be the one running circles around him.

00:59:46How did I end up the one getting reeled in with property deeds and warm milk?

00:59:50This is dangerous.

00:59:51The more I think about it, the hungrier I get.

00:59:54My legs are going weak again.

00:59:56I tossed on the silk sheets until two in the morning, then gave up and headed to the kitchen

01:00:01for water.

01:00:02The moment I pushed the door open, I froze.

01:00:04Ethan stood at the counter in a loose black silk robe, collar open, warming milk.

01:00:08Moonlight poured through the window, highlighting his collarbone and the hard lines of his chest.

01:00:13That rich, intoxicating wave of pure masculine energy slammed into me.

01:00:17Figured you couldn't sleep.

01:00:18He 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.

01:00:26You really don't mind?

01:00:27I'm not even human.

01:00:29And I constantly narrate every dirty thought I have about you.

01:00:33No one here knew the old me.

01:00:35Doesn't that make me some kind of dangerous freak?

01:00:37Ethan leaned against the counter and let out a low, rough laugh.

01:00:40You 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 her?

01:00:47He stepped forward, took the mug from my hands and set it aside.

01:00:52You're the cleanest thing I've ever met.

01:00:54You think it, you say it, at least in your head.

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

01:00:59You're scared, you admit you're scared.

01:01:01Even when you're trying to get in bed, you're completely honest.

01:01:03No games, no lies.

01:01:05He bent down, lips brushing my ear, breath hot and heavy.

01:01:08Jade, for me that's more than enough.

01:01:11Oh my god.

01:01:12This man who barely flirted in his life just said something ten times deadlier than any

01:01:16dirty line I could come up with.

01:01:18My legs are done.

01:01:19I 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.

01:01:29I sat in my new executive office, tugging at my collar, replaying his low, burning voice

01:01:34from the kitchen.

01:01:34How does a man made of ice become even more dangerous when he gets warm?

01:01:38Did he secretly take an advanced flirting master class?

01:01:40My phone buzzed.

01:01:43Embarrassment shot through me.

01:01:44I jumped up and stormed down to the executive suite in my heels.

01:01:49Ethan Frost!

01:01:50Can you stop eavesdropping on my thoughts every single second?

01:01:53Ethan looked up from his contracts, leaned back in his chair, tie perfect, expression cool

01:01:58and untouchable.

01:01:59When you think things that loudly, it's impossible to ignore.

01:02:03I fell apart.

01:02:05What do you mean loudly?

01:02:06I 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?

01:02:14Is that loud enough?

01:02:15Three seconds later, Ethan set down his pen.

01:02:17He stood, shrugged off his jacket and locked the door with a click.

01:02:26Yes.

01:02:27He walked toward me with calm certainty and planted both hands on the desk, caging me in.

01:02:31We either quiet down in there or we handle it right now.

01:02:34I forgot how to breathe.

01:02:36My body melted against him even as I tried to keep up the act.

01:02:40What do you mean?

01:02:42Handle it?

01:02:43Ethan lowered his head until his lips nearly touched mine, voice rough.

01:02:46For example, finishing what we started in the kitchen last night.

01:02:50This man is flirting while his ears are turning bright red.

01:02:53That contrast is criminal.

01:02:54It should be illegal.

01:02:56Jade, don't look at me like that.

01:02:58I can hear you.

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

01:03:05Candlelight, expensive red wine, no staff hovering.

01:03:09I wore a tight black slip dress.

01:03:11He had loosened his tie and undone the top button of his shirt.

01:03:15Without the tie, he looks a little less like a monk, but that tiny hint of recklessness makes him even

01:03:20more dangerous.

01:03:21That throat, that collarbone.

01:03:23He's perfect.

01:03:24Ethan's fingers tightened around his wine glass.

01:03:27Thank you for the review.

01:03:28I bit into my stake and shot him a look.

01:03:31I was thinking that in my head.

01:03:33I heard every word.

01:03:35I gave up fighting and slid my hand under the table, squeezing his thigh through his pants.

01:03:40Since you have a direct line to my brain, can you at least mute it sometimes?

01:03:44Give a girl some privacy?

01:03:46Can't turn it off.

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

01:03:55But I can promise not to take every wild thought you have seriously.

01:03:58Oh yeah?

01:03:58Which 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.

01:04:06I nearly choked on the wine.

01:04:07For the record, I meant every word of that.

01:04:09Ethan's hand froze, his eyes ignited with raw hunger.

01:04:13Is that so?

01:04:13Then starting tonight, I'm taking that thought very seriously.

01:04:17Is this man reverse trapping me right now?

01:04:19Yes.

01:04:21I laughed, equal parts delighted and furious, and pinched his thigh hard.

01:04:26Ethan Frost, you're supposed to be Wall Street's coldest predator.

01:04:29When did you learn to talk like a damn romance hero?

01:04:32Ethan leaned across the table and caught my wrist, voice low and gravelly.

01:04:36I'm a businessman in the boardroom.

01:04:38But when it comes to you, I'm your man.

01:04:41And I plan on making every filthy idea in your head real.

01:04:44In bed.

01:04:45It's over.

01:04:47A thousand years of experience.

01:04:49And this human is about to take me down.

01:04:53The dinner lasted two full hours.

01:04:56By 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.

01:05:04Proper on the surface, but full of promise underneath.

01:05:06I set down my fork and stared at his handsome, cold face.

01:05:11I've always wondered.

01:05:13When exactly did you realize I wasn't human?

01:05:17Day one.

01:05:18The second you walked into my office.

01:05:21Day one?

01:05:22Day one.

01:05:23All you knew was that I had a very active inner mana law shock.

01:05:28It was more than that.

01:05:29He 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.

01:05:45Your thoughts about me were wild.

01:05:47But 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 hired

01:06:02me?

01:06:03What kind of risk management is that?

01:06:05Ethan suddenly leaned across the table, gripped my jaw, and tilted my face up, eyes burning.

01:06:10The most desire I see is full of lie and power plays.

01:06:14Yours was honest.

01:06:15You wanted me because your instincts said so.

01:06:18That makes you more real than anyone who's ever walked through my door.

01:06:23Help.

01:06:24I 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.

01:06:33I've just finally found the real thing.

01:06:38When we left the restaurant, a light rain had just stopped.

01:06:42Ethan draped his jacket over my shoulders without a word and took my hand, fingers tightly laced.

01:06:47We walked slowly down the quiet sidewalk.

01:06:50This might be the first time it's just us.

01:06:52No reporters.

01:06:53No drama.

01:06:54Just him walking with me like a normal boyfriend.

01:06:57Hmm.

01:06:59What's the M for?

01:07:01I heard everything you just thought.

01:07:05I laughed and leaned into him, going soft against his shoulder.

01:07:08Tell me, Mr. CEO.

01:07:10You've really never dated before?

01:07:12No Harris's or models ever caught your eye?

01:07:14No.

01:07:14Then how are you so good at all of this?

01:07:16You talk like you came with built-in charm software.

01:07:18Ethan stopped under a street lamp.

01:07:19He cradled the back of my head and tilted my face up.

01:07:22Because with you, I don't need experience.

01:07:25The second I hear your thoughts, I just know what to do.

01:07:28He kissed my forehead, then the bridge of my nose stopping just at the corner of my mouth.

01:07:34Let's go home.

01:07:36He said home.

01:07:39Not the estate.

01:07:41Home.

01:07:44My position as executive advisor grew stronger every day.

01:07:48The old board members now avoided eye contact when I passed.

01:07:52In public, Ethan remained the icy, lethal CEO.

01:07:55But the second the office door locked, all that restrained power came rushing out for

01:07:59me alone.

01:08:00Like when he brought me warm milk late at night and just watched me with that hungry look.

01:08:04Like when I got caught staring at his body in a meeting and he abruptly ended a billion

01:08:08dollar call.

01:08:09Like waking up on the office couch wrapped in his jacket and his arms.

01:08:12How does he do it?

01:08:14Ice god in public and completely addictive behind closed doors.

01:08:17This breaks every law of biology.

01:08:20Ethan looked up from his reports.

01:08:21A faint glint of amusement in his eyes.

01:08:24Because you spend all day loudly complimenting my body in your head.

01:08:28My face burned.

01:08:29I do not.

01:08:31You just finished planning exactly which position you want to use tonight.

01:08:35To drain me completely.

01:08:37I gave up pretending.

01:08:39I walked over, straddled his lap and hooked a finger in his shirt.

01:08:42Since you hear everything anyway, this weekend.

01:08:44You and me at a normal movie theater.

01:08:47No suit.

01:08:48No Leo.

01:08:49No meetings.

01:08:50A real date.

01:08:51You in?

01:08:52Ethan's hand slid slowly under my skirt, resting on my inner thigh.

01:08:56Yes.

01:08:57As 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, looking dangerously casual.

01:09:10Every woman nearby stared.

01:09:12I wrapped my arm around his, claiming him.

01:09:14Look at you, out of your suit and still causing chaos.

01:09:17Hearts are breaking left and right.

01:09:19The corner of Ethan's mouth curved slightly.

01:09:22I never cared before.

01:09:24But now I only wait for one person.

01:09:27I'm done.

01:09:27This ice prince saying sweet things so sincerely is more lethal than anything from the abyss.

01:09:33In the dark theater, his energy rolled over me in waves.

01:09:37Halfway through the movie, I put my hand over his.

01:09:40He turned his palm and locked our fingers together, tight and burning.

01:09:43By the time the lights came up, we were both breathing harder.

01:09:46In the lobby, I teased him lightly.

01:09:50Your 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.

01:09:59Ethan pulled me out of the crowd, bent down, and brushed his lips against my ear.

01:10:02That'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.

01:10:14Ethan, hypothetically, if there was no energy connection between us, would you still have kept me that first day?

01:10:24Yes.

01:10:25No hesitation.

01:10:26The moment you walked in, I saw your eyes.

01:10:30There was no calculation.

01:10:33No interest in power or money.

01:10:35You just looked at me.

01:10:38Like I was a person.

01:10:40He pulled me closer.

01:10:41In this city.

01:10:44No one has ever looked at me like that.

01:10:49My heart skipped.

01:10:51Even the man who owns Manhattan

01:10:54has been starving for something real.

01:10:58Leo stiffened visibly in the front seat.

01:11:01Leo heard nothing.

01:11:02Correct, sir.

01:11:03I heard nothing.

01:11:05In fact, I'm already drafting my resignation.

01:11:08You're not resigning.

01:11:10I'll increase your equity another half point.

01:11:12I buried my face in Ethan's chest and laughed until I shut...

01:11:17Late that night at the estate, Ethan found me on the sofa scrolling news.

01:11:21Don't waste energy on that garbage.

01:11:24He took my phone and pulled me against him.

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

01:11:34Capital down one day.

01:11:36Ethan hooked an arm around my waist and held me tight.

01:11:39The resonance isn't a curse.

01:11:41You're not draining me.

01:11:43It goes both ways.

01:11:45I need you too.

01:11:47You gave me something I never had.

01:11:49The feeling of being truly alive.

01:11:52You're scared I'll run.

01:11:54To protect you.

01:11:56Yes.

01:11:57I'm scared.

01:11:59He admitted it straight, no shields.

01:12:01You were ready to disappear.

01:12:03Alone to keep me safe.

01:12:04Jade, I don't need protection.

01:12:07I need you to stay.

01:12:09Right here with me.

01:12:10I wrapped my arms around his neck and bit down on his collarbone, leaving clear marks.

01:12:15Fine.

01:12:16If you want me to stay, promise me one thing.

01:12:21If the resonance ever acts off, you tell me immediately.

01:12:25No hiding.

01:12:26Ethan looked at the marks, then at my eyes and pulled me closer.

01:12:30Deal.

01:12:30I 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.

01:12:43He continued the call in fluent, ruthless German while I watched him work.

01:12:48Who would believe it?

01:12:50The hardest man in America is secretly this earnest guy who doesn't know how to say he loves me without

01:12:58looking 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.

01:13:09Jade, you're getting bolder every day.

01:13:13What exactly did you just call me?

01:13:16I poked his leg with my foot innocently.

01:13:18I didn't say anything?

01:13:20His hand shot under the desk and gripped my ankle.

01:13:22You called me an emotionally stempid idiot who can't express himself.

01:13:28That was in my head.

01:13:29You can't punish thought crimes.

01:13:31Ethan leaned in, breath hot against my lips.

01:13:33You're right.

01:13:34I'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.

01:13:50You 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.

01:14:05What'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, to research ways for

01:14:15non-human entities to gain legal identities.

01:14:18He's building you a complete, legitimate identity in this world.

01:14:22No more hiding.

01:14:23A real one.

01:14:26My throat tightened.

01:14:27He's been doing this quietly since I moved in.

01:14:31He never planned for me to stay in the shadows.

01:14:33Leo left.

01:14:35I stared out at the glittering Manhattan skyline, eyes blurring with tears.

01:14:40My phone buzzed.

01:14:45Not that many.

01:14:47It's the necessary investment of a husband.

01:14:50I laughed and cried at the same time.

01:14:52Can you please turn off the telepathy for five minutes, you compulsive eavesdropper?

01:14:57Business hours are over.

01:14:59Come home.

01:14:59I'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?

01:15:21Independent?

01:15:22Legal?

01:15:22Do you actually think that's possible?

01:15:25On Wall Street, when I decide I want something, impossible doesn't exist.

01:15:31He stepped close, trapping me against the railing.

01:15:34The European trust structure is done.

01:15:35You'll be recognized as the heir of an ancient private dynasty.

01:15:38It's complicated, but it will hold.

01:15:40Why go this far?

01:15:42Hiding in your assets would have been safer for you.

01:15:44Because I'm done watching you think you belong in the shadows, and I'm not letting you keep

01:15:50one eye on the exit because you're scared of hurting me.

01:15:53He tucked my hair back, then pressed his fingers firmly against my inner thigh.

01:15:58That highest seat has always been yours.

01:16:00Not out of pity.

01:16:02You earned it.

01:16:03I'm completely done for.

01:16:04No succubus could resist a cold, celibate man who decides to love this obsessively.

01:16:09I dropped my glass, slid my hands into his collar and straddled his waist.

01:16:14Since 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 in each other under the Manhattan skyline.

01:16:28Straddling him, taking everything he gave, I told him between broken breaths about my life

01:16:33in the abyss and how scared I'd been when I first crossed over.

01:16:36Ethan held my waist, eyes blazing.

01:16:39You're really not scared?

01:16:41In the abyss, all I thought about was draining men like you completely.

01:16:48He drove deeper, drawing a helpless moan from me.

01:16:51You came from there, but now you're in my bed.

01:16:55By normal logic, shouldn't you have called a priest to exorcate me?

01:17:00Ethan gave a rare, wicked smile.

01:17:02Send you back so you can put your hands on some other man's body?

01:17:07Not a chance.

01:17:09He kissed my collarbone.

01:17:13It's complicated here.

01:17:16But you chose my company as your buffet.

01:17:19That means for the rest of your life, you only eat at my 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.

01:17:39Try I'm the lucky one, 30 years old.

01:17:42And I finally found my little monster.

01:17:49Weeks later, the dust on Wall Street finally settled.

01:17:52Leo and the legal team completely dismantled the Cross Foundation's network.

01:17:56Warren got 12 years.

01:17:58Victoria got three years for defamation and illegal hacking.

01:18:01She wouldn't show her face in New York again.

01:18:04I watched the footage of her sentencing with zero emotion.

01:18:07Natural consequences.

01:18:10If she'd focused on doing her job instead of trying to destroy me, she'd still have a career.

01:18:15Speaking of the sofa, the leather is nice.

01:18:19But last week when Ethan had me pinned here and used his tide...

01:18:24Across the room, Ethan's pen nearly tore through the contract.

01:18:28He looked up slowly, eyes blazing with barely contained fire.

01:18:31Jade Summers, you've replayed last week on that sofa at least ten times today.

01:18:38I tucked my dress lower and looked at him innocently while turning up the heat in my thoughts.

01:18:42So, quality control?

01:18:46And if I'm also thinking about a live demonstration right now on this sofa with the door locked.

01:18:54Ethan took a slow breath, stood and started unbuttoning his shirt, revealing hard lines of muscle.

01:18:59Then he drew his belt free.

01:19:03You are the highest level of trouble this office has ever seen.

01:19:12But since you've been sending that invitation all afternoon,

01:19:16if you even think about hiding under the desk again,

01:19:21you 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.

01:19:30That's a natural disaster.

01:19:32He pushed me down onto the sofa, pinned my wrists and wrapped the belt around them.

01:19:36He bit my lower lip voice wrecked.

01:19:38I heard that.

01:19:40Focus.

01:19:42Three months later, in deep autumn, the first snow fell on Manhattan.

01:19:47Ethan had bought a new penthouse with a breathtaking view over the city.

01:19:51I stood at the floor-to-ceiling windows when a hot, bare hand pulled me back against his solid body.

01:19:56New place.

01:19:57Do you like it?

01:19:58I love it.

01:20:00So, Mr. CEO, you bought the penthouse with this exact view,

01:20:04just to recreate our first real night together?

01:20:06Ethan 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.

01:20:15I turned, let my hand slide down his abs, and hooked into his robe.

01:20:18One thing, though. You've gone public with me.

01:20:21Split your fortune.

01:20:23Told the world I'm yours.

01:20:27And you still haven't given me one proper engagement ring.

01:20:30On human timelines, that's a violation.

01:20:32That bulletproof asset declaration outrangs any diamond.

01:20:35For a Sukfa who only cares about energy.

01:20:39Does it really matter?

01:20:40I thought stubbornly.

01:20:42Probably not.

01:20:43Because whether it's the assets or that insane body of his,

01:20:47I decided long ago I'm keeping both.

01:20:50For life.

01:20:51No returns.

01:20:52Heard every word.

01:20:53The last of his cool distance melted.

01:20:56He pulled out a small velvet box.

01:20:58Inside was a simple, elegant, antique silver band.

01:21:01Had it ready since the day you moved in.

01:21:03Last night, after you wore me out and fell asleep, I measured your finger.

01:21:06He slid the ring onto my finger with complete ownership.

01:21:09Perfect fit.

01:21:11Of course it is.

01:21:12This man is precise about everything.

01:21:14For the first time in forever, I didn't run.

01:21:17I rose on my toes and kissed him deep, real, and full of everything I felt.

01:21:21Ethan Frost.

01:21:23Thank you for finding a stray little monster and giving her a real reason to stay.

01:21:30Thank you for falling out of whatever clack in the universe you came from and landing in my office.

01:21:35He cupped the back of my head and kissed me back, deep and warm.

01:21:40Outside, snow fell quietly over the glittering city.

01:21:42After countless years of hunger, my soul had finally found home.

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