The Icy CEO Heard My Filthy Thoughts, And Hired Me on the Spot Episode Golden Scene Media

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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,

00:00:06where 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

00:00:16suit 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

00:00:31thick throbbing cock, sucking him dry and breaking his perfect control. Suddenly, Ethan snaps his pen

00:00:37clean 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

00:00:50raw 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

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

00:01:07I 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

00:01:12energy, 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

00:01:25could find, every button fastened tight to my throat, and walked into Frost Capital, one of

00:01:30Manhattan's most cutthroat firms, for a personal secretary interview. The man interviewing me was

00:01:36the 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

00:01:47even 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

00:02:07every 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,

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

00:02:27cracked through the room. Ethan's luxury pen broke in half, black ink spilling over his fingers.

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

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

00:02:45Jade Summers. You're hired.

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

00:02:55and imagined riding him senseless? Not that I was complaining. This job gave me legitimate,

00:03:00daily access to the most powerful source of energy I had ever felt. I had barely stepped out of his

00:03:06office when Victoria, the senior director, cornered me in the hallway. She looked at me like I was

00:03:11something filthy that had just crawled in off the street. She marched up in her sharp heels and

00:03:16shoved my shoulder hard. Button that collar all the way up. If I ever see you throwing yourself at

00:03:21Mr. Frost, you won't even make it through tomorrow. Do you understand me? I let myself stumble back and

00:03:28quickly 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.

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

00:03:43that

00:03:43kind of raw, masculine energy. It would probably kill you. A body like his deserves to be claimed

00:03:48every single day. I want to wrap myself around him, drain him with my mouth and hands until he

00:03:53has nothing left to give. A heavy footstep sounded behind me. Ethan stood just a few feet away in his

00:03:58perfectly tailored black suit, his presence filling the hallway. His dark, intense eyes were locked

00:04:04directly on my face. Victoria spun around instantly, flashing a sweet, adoring smile.

00:04:10Mr. Frost! I was just giving the new assistant some orientation on proper office standards,

00:04:15making 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,

00:04:25something 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.

00:04:39The second I stepped through the door, that devastating masculine energy wrapped around me

00:04:43again. Hot 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 him.

00:04:53Shirt buttoned. Tie straight. Face cold enough to freeze over hell.

00:04:58But my eyes had no loyalty to my brain. They kept drifting lower, straight to the tight stretch

00:05:03of his dress pants. That energy is so thick and pure, it's making me dizzy. The way those pants

00:05:09hug 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 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

00:05:25coffee splashed across his lap. Every single drop. A low, ragged groan tore out of him.

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

00:05:38grabbed the tissue box off his desk and started frantically dabbing at his thighs.

00:05:42Mr. 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.

00:05:49Even through the thin material, the heat under my hand was overwhelming. Hard, tense, very,

00:05:56very alive. My fingers started to shake. Wait, is he getting hard? God, he's huge.

00:06:02Ugh, I just want to rip these pants open and put my mouth onto his monstrous cock.

00:06:06Ethan's hand, which had been reaching for the tissues, stopped dead in midair. For one terrifying

00:06:12second, the whole office went silent. Then his large, burning hand came down on my lower back.

00:06:17He seized me and pulled me hard against his chest. My breath caught. His body was solid against mine,

00:06:23his breath hot and uneven on my face. That perfect frozen composure finally cracked,

00:06:28and what leaked through was dark, hungry, and dangerous. His voice dropped low.

00:06:33You 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

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

00:06:48And the worst part was, I was almost sure he knew it. I swallowed hard, my whole body going soft

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

00:07:00the tip of my tongue just barely brushing out. One more inch. Just one. Then the memory hit me like

00:07:05a

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

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

00:07:16abs when I was starving. My blood went cold. This was not some random office. This was the CEO's

00:07:23office in New York. And this was Ethan Frost, one of the most powerful men in the country.

00:07:28Throwing 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.

00:07:52I wasn't trying anything. Please don't call the police. I'm not some kind of predator. I fumbled with

00:07:57the door, yanked it open, and ran. But as the door swung shut behind me, I caught one last glimpse

00:08:03through the narrow crack. The, the famously celibate, untouchable ice prince, was still standing

00:08:09exactly where I had left him. His shirt was wrinkled. His breathing was rough. His hands were

00:08:15empty, like he had not expected me to escape. And the look in his eyes was not anger. It was

00:08:20hunger.

00:08:21The kind that made my knees weak even from the other side of the door.

00:08:26That afternoon, I went to the break room to get some water and calm myself down.

00:08:30The coffee disaster was still replaying in my head, along with Ethan's hand on my waist,

00:08:35his 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.

00:08:52Then 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.

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

00:09:13I'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 shop, people are staring? Please, you don't dress like

00:09:22that by accident. Victoria stood at the front of the crowd, savoring every second of my humiliation.

00:09:28Her voice was sweet, but every word was meant to cut. Everyone seeing this? Our new secretary

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

00:09:38spreadsheets? I hugged my soaked blouse to my chest, shivering. This is his frost capital,

00:09:43not some club bathroom. I'm reporting you to HR myself. Enjoy your last day.

00:09:46I lowered my eyes, looking weak and humiliated. Inside I was burning.

00:09:50Get me fired? Go ahead and try. If Ethan sees me like this, he won't be able to look away

00:09:54for days.

00:09:55This body was made to drive a man like him wild. I could wrap myself around him and drain every

00:09:59last drop he has. You're nothing compared to that. Victoria took my silence for fear and reached for

00:10:04my wet collar. What, nothing to say now? You were so good at playing innocent earlier. Come on,

00:10:10let everyone see what kind of professional you really are. The crowd suddenly went silent.

00:10:15What 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 usually cold

00:10:37enough to keep the whole office at a distance, darken the moment they saw me. Mr. Frost, look at

00:10:43her. I don't know what kind of stunt she pulled to end up like this, but she's been standing here,

00:10:49putting herself on display and trying to make everyone uncomfortable. Ethan did not even look

00:10:53at her. He shrugged off his jacket, still warm and carrying that clean cedar scent, then stepped in

00:10:59front of me and wrapped it around my shoulders. The jacket swallowed me almost completely, cutting off

00:11:04every stare in the room. The second his warmth touched my skin that rich, dangerous energy of

00:11:09his rolled over me. My knees nearly gave out right there. Without a word he took my wrist and led

00:11:15me

00:11:15out of the break room. No one dared to stop him. The moment we reached his office, he pushed the

00:11:20door

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

00:11:26through me. Every 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. He is going to

00:11:36push

00:11:37me against that floor to clearing window, tear off this ruined blouse, use that tie to trap my wrists

00:11:41and punish me until I forget how to stand. Yes daddy. Punish me like I'm a bad girl.

00:11:47Ethan stopped. His back went rigid. For a moment, the office was so quiet I could hear my own heartbeat.

00:11:53Then a vein jumped at his temple and he took one slow breath like he was trying very hard not

00:11:58to

00:11:58lose control. When he turned around, his expression had gone dangerously still. The next second he

00:12:04crossed the room caught me by the waist and backed me against the window. His hands landed on either

00:12:09side of my head, caging me in completely. The glass was cold against my back. He was burning hot in

00:12:15front

00:12:15of me. His voice came out low restrained and rough around the edges. What exactly goes on in that little

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

00:12:28intense, I pulled my shoulders in and gave him my best helpless wide-eyed look. Mr. Frost, I wasn't

00:12:34thinking anything. I was just scared after getting soaked like that. Ethan let out a low, cold laugh.

00:12:40His fingers closed around my jaw and tilted my face up. His breath brushed over my lips, warm and

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

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

00:12:58desk.

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 day.

00:13:11He 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. Screw it,

00:13:26he started this. Just touching him would be worth it.

00:13:36My 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. Getting fired for

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

00:13:54life

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

00:14:01Mr. Frost! My eyes are closed! I didn't see anything! Please keep your shirt on! I have- have

00:14:07absolutely zero inappropriate thoughts about you! I spun toward the door and got my hand on the lock.

00:14:12But before I could turn it, a rush of cedar and heat swept over me from behind. Ethan was suddenly

00:14:18there, his shirt still undone. One hand braced against the door, trapping me in place. His chest pressed

00:14:24close 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

00:14:36turned

00:14:36my head, forcing my gaze back to the open stretch of his shirt and everything it revealed. How disappointing.

00:14:43I have plenty of dirty thoughts about you, Jade Summers.

00:14:48That line, spoken from that close, nearly made my succubus tail come out. I stood trapped between

00:14:54the door and his heat, completely unable to move. Just when I thought he was about to forget every last

00:15:00bit of restraint and do something about it right there in his office, the pressure suddenly lifted. He

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

00:15:10along with a handwritten note. Tomorrow night's finance charity gala. You're attending as my

00:15:14executive advisor. Go to this address today and get a gown. By the time I made it back to my

00:15:19desk,

00:15:20the note was still warm in my palm. The next evening, a black Maybach pulled up smoothly in

00:15:25front of an elite boutique on Fifth Avenue. The store manager had clearly been briefed in advance and met

00:15:30us at the door with a polished, professional smile. Miss Summers, right this way, to the fitting area.

00:15:36She looped the tape around my chest, then drew it in at my waist. A second later, she gasped.

00:15:42Good lord, Miss Summers. These measurements are unreal. This kind of figure comes along once in a

00:15:48lifetime. She immediately pulled out a red gown. Deep V neckline. Opened back. A slit that started

00:15:55high on the thigh. I recommend this one. Wear this tonight, and you'll be the best thing that ever

00:16:01happened, to Frost Capital's public image. I stared at that gorgeous, barely there piece of fabric,

00:16:06and my succubus instinct sat straight up. With this body in that dress? Absolutely lethal. So that

00:16:13is why he kept looking at me like that yesterday. He has been wanting to see me in this all

00:16:19along.

00:16:20Fine. I'll wear it to the gala and watch his eyes drop straight to my neckline. That will be entirely

00:16:26his fault. Then 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

00:16:39everyone at the gala, I would lose the job and then I would starve. I backed away from the dress

00:16:43like it

00:16:44had personally threatened me. Both hands clamped to my collar. No. Absolutely not. High neck, long sleeves,

00:16:51ankle length if 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. Ethan had appeared

00:17:01on the other side, perfectly dressed, perfectly composed, and somehow right there. He glanced at the

00:17:07manager, his expression unreadable. Give us a moment. The manager blinked, bowed, and quickly slipped

00:17:14out. Ethan walked into the fitting area and picked up the red gown. The heavy curtain swept shut behind him.

00:17:20Now it was just the two of us in a very small space. The air seemed to thicken. He moved

00:17:26toward

00:17:26me one step at a time, his tall frame carrying the full weight of his presence, until my back pressed

00:17:31against the full-length mirror. Mr. Frost, what are you doing? I swallowed hard. My palms were damp.

00:17:38Ethan set the gown aside and picked up the measuring tape. Drop straight to your neckline? I leaned

00:17:44unsteadily against the mirror and stared at him. How was he hearing every single thought in real time,

00:17:49even the ones from yesterday? He did not give me a second to figure it out. He spread his arms

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

00:17:59felt far too close to an embrace. His energy washed over me all at once and my legs nearly gave

00:18:04out.

00:18:05Help. Help. He is so close. He is so warm. This is going to drown me. Those shoulders. That waist.

00:18:14Right here. Within reach.

00:18:18I want to push him back against this mirror, tear that suit off him, and make him lose every bit

00:18:23of that

00:18:24perfect control. Ethan'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. Jade, let me find out for myself exactly

00:18:38how

00:18:40extraordinary you are. His hand moved slowly up my back. The other cradled the back of my head.

00:18:46His face tilted closer, and his lips were one second away from mine. One second before contact,

00:18:52the coward in me took over. I dropped, tried to slip under his arm, and aimed for the narrow gap

00:18:57beside

00:18:57him. This time he did not let me get away. His arm caught my waist and pulled me back hard

00:19:03against him.

00:19:03For a second, my feet left the floor and my back hit the mirror with a low, solid sound.

00:19:08His chest was pressed against mine with no space between us at all. Those dark eyes were done

00:19:13pretending. Every bit of restraint he had been wearing like a second suit was gone. His voice

00:19:18came out rough and absolute. Stop thinking about ruining me, and then running the second things get

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

00:19:30me

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

00:19:39then lowered briefly to the gown beside us. Because right now, I want to see you in it.

00:19:49I 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

00:20:05a glass of wine and a sweet, innocent smile. Ms. 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

00:20:19too distracted to think clearly so I went. The moment I stepped through the old wooden door, the lock clicked

00:20:24shut from the outside. Heels clicked away into silence. Victoria. Obviously. The storage room had

00:20:31no windows 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.

00:20:54That clean, intoxicating energy pouring off him and sinking into my skin. I just need him to hold me

00:20:59right now. That's it. Just hold me. If he came through that door and completely took me over,

00:21:07I don't know how much longer I can hold back. The lock turned again. The dark silhouette slipped inside

00:21:13and shut the door behind him. Then he locked it again. My breath caught. How long are you going?

00:21:19Keep driving me crazy like this, Jade. Mr. Frost? How did you get in here? I didn't do anything. I

00:21:24didn't

00:21:24even say anything. You 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 and he backed me

00:21:37into it with his body without ever fully touching where he should not. In the dark,

00:21:41he leaned down until his nose almost brushed mine. His voice was low, rough and far too steady. Then he

00:21:48repeated my own thoughts back to me, word for word, calm and merciless. I couldn't stop imagining

00:21:53Ethan's thick cock pushing against my pussy. Jade Summers, you've been undressing me in your head

00:21:59every day since the interview. Did you really think I couldn't hear you? From the moment you walked

00:22:05into my office on day one, every single word, I heard all of it. His voice was low and steady

00:22:12in the

00:22:13dark, but it carried a weight that made my knees want to give out. I stood there completely still, my

00:22:18mind blight. Day one? That means every thought? Every single insane thing I've been thinking about him?

00:22:27Every single one. He answered like he was reading from a file, his lips almost brushing my ear.

00:22:34Including? I want to tear him apart. My face burned with humiliation. I wanted the floor to open up and

00:22:41swallow me straight back to the abyss. A thousand years of dignity, gone, destroyed in one storage. Heard

00:22:48that too. His 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. I tried to back

00:23:00away on instinct, but there was nowhere to go. The wall was already pressed against my spine.

00:23:06Still trying to run from me? There was something dangerous in his voice now. Not anger exactly.

00:23:11Something darker. Something tightly leashed. I-I wasn't running. I just, I mean...

00:23:17I could not form a proper sentence. My mouth was denying everything while my thoughts were already betraying me.

00:23:23I don't want to run. I'm just scared. Scared of jail. Scared of losing this job. Scared I'll actually

00:23:32let 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. And taking everything I have.

00:23:53My breath caught. That was private. Not to me. His thumb brushed along my jaw. Slow enough to make

00:24:00my entire body tighten. Jade, 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.

00:24:15I'm done holding back. I'm going to give you every filthy thing you've been begging for.

00:24:22My breathing fell apart completely. Every word out of his mouth landed like a hook,

00:24:27catching 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 I knew exactly what

00:24:42was going through your head. I didn't send you away. I didn't let you go. I kept pulling you

00:24:47closer on purpose. His hand settled firmly on my waist. Strong but not forcing. Like he was giving

00:24:53me one final chance to back out. Ask yourself why. I opened my mouth but no words came out.

00:24:59Why? 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

00:25:09careful controlled kiss of a man asking permission with every breath. It was hunger finally breaking

00:25:14through restraint. Weeks of cold composure cracked open all at once and the man underneath was anything

00:25:19but calm. One hand held the back of my head keeping me from retreating. The other traced my waist,

00:25:25his touch leaving heat everywhere it landed. I could not breathe. My hands found his shoulders

00:25:30on their own. Fingers digging into the expensive fabric of his suit jacket. This man cannot be real.

00:25:36No one this controlled should kiss like this. Ethan pulled back half an inch his mouth still brushing

00:25:41mine. Stay 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 hotter by

00:25:54the second. His hand found the slit of my red dress and slipped beneath the fabric. His fingers

00:25:59grazing the inside of my thigh. The sound escaped before I could stop it. My whole body went soft

00:26:04against him. Ethan's breathing turned rougher. His hand moved higher, careful but devastating,

00:26:10stopping just short of the place that would have ruined every last bit of my self-control.

00:26:14Don't stop. Please don't stop now. His fingers tightened slightly against my thigh. I heard that.

00:26:20His hand was just about to move again when the storage room door exploded inward from a single

00:26:25kick. 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, senior executives,

00:26:42and half the gal with her. Her face was twisted with triumph, like she had been waiting all night

00:26:48to turn one private mistake into a public scandal. This is exactly what I warned you about. She is a

00:26:54liability. She disappears during work hours, drags some man into a restricted area, and puts the entire

00:26:59company's reputation at risk. The flashlight swept wildly across the room. Then the beam landed on us.

00:27:05On Ethan. On me pressed against the wall in his arms. Victoria's scream died in her throat. Ethan's

00:27:12jacket came down over my shoulders, heavy with cedar and body heat, covering me completely. He pulled me

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

00:27:24collar hung open. His belt was half undone. And those eyes, usually distant and untouchable,

00:27:30were burning now with something dark enough to make every person at that door step back.

00:27:35He turned his head and swept the room with one look. Who the hell gave you permission to kick

00:27:39down my door? Mr... Mr. Frost! Her legs gave out. She dropped straight to the floor, her face white as

00:27:48paper. She had spent the whole night setting a trap for me. She had dragged half the company here to

00:27:53watch my downfall. But 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

00:28:04even 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. Ethan's arm

00:28:16tightened possessively around my waist. He looked down at the woman collapsed on the floor with total

00:28:21indifference, his voice cold and final. He looked toward Leo, who had just pushed through the crowd.

00:28:27Take 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 fire me

00:28:47over this! That little slut sedust 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

00:29:11shoulder blades. He didn't stop. He carried me straight through the executive corridor and up to

00:29:16the penthouse suite at the top of the building. The suite door flew open with one powerful kick.

00:29:21Then 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,

00:29:33controlled 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,

00:29:49his 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, grabbed his collar,

00:30:01and looked him straight in the eyes. We barely got started. You've been listening to every dirty

00:30:07thought. I've had this whole time, haven't you? I've been holding back for weeks. Tonight I'm done

00:30:15holding back! I let one finger trace slowly down the center of his chest. Something dark shifted in his

00:30:22eyes. The last bit of restraint in him snapped. He repeated my own thoughts back to me, his voice

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

00:30:36stop tonight, we're not stopping. He pulled me into a deep, demanding kiss. The man everyone knew as cold,

00:30:43composed, and completely uninterested in women turned out to be absolutely devastating the moment the door

00:30:48closed. That night I learned exactly what happens when a man with that much self-control finally

00:30:54lets it snap. He was relentless. Thorough. Like a man who had spent years starving in the desert and

00:31:00had finally found the one thing he wanted. Once he had me he had no intention of letting go. He

00:31:05found

00:31:05every weak spot I had and used them against me again and again, until I was clinging to him and

00:31:10begging

00:31:10him to slow down. I'm a succubus. I don't beg. And yet here I was. By morning, pale light spilled

00:31:17through the floor-to-ceiling windows. I opened my eyes feeling like I had survived a wreck. Every part

00:31:23of me ached in ways that were far too specific to ignore. Cold, restrained, and completely uninterested

00:31:29in women? What? What a joke! I am a thousand-year-old suffogos who came to this world to feed

00:31:36on men,

00:31:36and last night I was the one who had to tap out. The humiliation is unreal. I had barely finished

00:31:42my

00:31:42internal rant when a strong warm arm wrapped around me from behind and pulled me back against

00:31:47his solid chest. Complaining about me again? His voice was low, rough, and far too relaxed for a

00:31:53man who had ruined my dignity only a few hours ago. His lips brushed the back of my neck. Sounds

00:31:58like last

00:31:59night still wasn't enough. My whole body went tense. Ethan gave a quiet laugh and was already rolling me

00:32:05back toward him when every phone on the nightstand lit up at once. The mood snapped. In half a

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

00:32:16degrees. I leaned over to look. The financial gossip pages and social media had exploded. Frost Capital's

00:32:23new female assistant has a history of workplace sexual harassment. Woman accused of touching multiple

00:32:28male co-workers at previous firm, nearly arrested. The article included a clear surveillance photo.

00:32:34Me. My very first day in this world. Hand slipped inside a co-worker's shirt. Right below it was the

00:32:41official termination notice for my old job. The evidence looked damning. I went completely rigid.

00:32:47Victoria's final parting gift? She must have leaked it on her way out.

00:32:52Ethan stared at the screenshot. A vein throbbing in his temple,

00:32:55his grip on the phone so tight his knuckles turned white. He turned to me, his eyes burning

00:33:00with a mix of fury and something far more dangerous. You were terrified of the police.

00:33:05Scared I'd report you. That's because you actually almost 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

00:33:19I

00:33:19was about to lose my physical form. I only needed a little energy to survive, and that guy was barely

00:33:24worth anything. His energy was like a three out of ten. I barely touched his hand and HR was already

00:33:29dragging me out. He was a sad little street stack. You are a full five bag of course meal. Why

00:33:34the

00:33:34hell would I even 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 out a

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

00:33:50and you're already thinking about going somewhere else? How many men's abs have you touched exactly?

00:33:54Before I could figure out how to handle a jealous, possessive CO, his personal line rang.

00:34:00Leo's voice came through on speaker, tense and urgent.

00:34:03Mr. Frost, Victoria and her father, board director Warren, have taken over the top

00:34:11floor conference room with six other board members. They've seen the morning news. They're claiming you're

00:34:18protecting 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.

00:34:31Officers 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,

00:34:41grabbing 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. 30 minutes later, the top floor conference

00:35:05room at Frost Capital. The moment we pushed open the doors, the entire room fell silent. Board members

00:35:11lined both sides of the long table, watching with barely hidden anticipation. Warren sat at the

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

00:35:22The second she saw me, she shot out of her chair. There she is. That shameless woman has the nerve

00:35:27to

00:35:28show 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,

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

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

00:35:49turned on me like knives. Ethan sat at the head of the table, expression completely blank, fingers

00:35:55tapping slowly against the surface. The silence was suffocating. The board members took it as a sign that

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

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

00:36:12Let me do this company a favor! A sharp crack echoed through the room, but I was the one still

00:36:18standing. While everyone watched in shock, I caught Victoria's wrist mid-swing with a grip like steel.

00:36:25A thousand years as a succubus meant my strength had nothing to do with how much energy I'd taken lately.

00:36:30He was no match for me. I twisted her wrist and shoved her away hard.

00:36:34She stumbled backward in her heels and crashed hard onto the conference room floor.

00:36:39You just attacked someone in front of the entire board?!

00:36:42I brushed my hands off and looked down at Victoria with a slow, cold smile.

00:36:46You want to dig up the past? Fine. Let's dig deep.

00:36:51I walked to the table, picked up one of the surveillance photos, and held it up for everyone to see.

00:36:56Yes, that's me.

00:36:58I touched a co-worker. I got fired for it. We were both single and I accepted the consequences.

00:37:04Is that really worth calling the police? I dropped the photo directly onto Victoria's face.

00:37:10What's more interesting is you, Victoria. Last night, you paid a hacker to illegally break into my former

00:37:17employer's servers, stole that footage, and used company money to buy trending spots, and bought traffic.

00:37:24I pulled a black USB drive from my jacket and slammed it down in the middle of the table.

00:37:29Wire 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!

00:37:53I kept my expression calm while internally I was counting down.

00:37:57Three, two, one. Babe, your turn. I just laid every card I have on the table.

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

00:38:06and you can deal with the consequences. Though honestly, even when he's just sitting there looking serious,

00:38:11why does he have to be so damn attractive? I want to crawl into his lap and kiss him until

00:38:16he loses his voice.

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

00:38:22A flash of something crossed his face. He shot me a quick look that clearly said,

00:38:27control those thoughts right now. His ear had gone noticeably red. He looked away,

00:38:32regained his composure and gave Leo a small nod. Leo stepped forward and pressed a button.

00:38:37The large screen came alive, showing every transaction Victoria had made the night before,

00:38:42followed by a confession video Leo had clearly secured himself. The room erupted. Warren watched

00:38:48his daughter collapse and finally dropped his smug smile. But this was a man who had survived decades

00:38:53on Wall Street. He recovered quickly. Mr. 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 billion

00:39:04cross-border acquisition, I brookered it. The other party trusts me and only me. He lifted his chin arrogantly.

00:39:10You move against us today and that deal vanishes immediately.

00:39:15I leaned against the table and studied the old man's self-satisfied face. Something twisted in my

00:39:21stomach. I closed my eyes and fully opened the succubus ability I had been holding back all week.

00:39:26Great. Plus. Hidden secrets. They came to me like a clear scent. Within seconds, Warren's entire dirty

00:39:33hand was laid out in my mind like an open book. Hundred billion deal. Please. Sweetheart. This man has three

00:39:40mistresses. Four offshore properties in the Cayman Islands and Kyprus. Paid for with laundered money from

00:39:47this very deal. The shell companies are even named after his mistress's initials. He's actually that stupid.

00:39:54He moved 40 million into one of them just this month. At the head of the table, Ethan's fingers

00:40:01went completely still on the folder. He was receiving every shocking detail straight through my thoughts.

00:40:06He slowly raised his head. The way he looked at Warren now was pure predator. The look of someone

00:40:11who already knew every card on the table and found the whole game boring. The corner of his mouth curved

00:40:16slightly. The hundred billion acquisition, Warren? You really think I was only looking into your daughter

00:40:21last night? The confidence drained from Warren's face degree by degree. Mr. Frost? Ethan pressed the

00:40:27remote without another word. The screen switched to a full forensic audit report. The critical findings

00:40:33highlighted in stark red. Page after page of transactions, layered offshore shell company charts,

00:40:39every thread leading back to one name. Warren. Ethan rose slowly from his chair, then slammed a thick stack

00:40:45of documents onto the conference table. Papers flew everywhere. Five years. 400 million dollars. Every

00:40:53transaction, every count, every shell company named after your mistress, it's all right here, Warren.

00:40:58With this kind of evidence staring you in the face, you don't even get to beg for mercy. The senior

00:41:02directors who had been backing him went pale. One by one, they quietly scooted their chairs back, desperate to

00:41:09distance themselves from the father-daughter disaster. Warren's legs gave out. His face turned ash white as he

00:41:15collapsed back into his chair, lips trembling, unable to speak a single word. I leaned against the table

00:41:21and watched Ethan backlit, spine straight, completely dismantling the old fox without breaking a sweat.

00:41:27I couldn't help myself. God, he's unreal. My knees are gone. There it is. My Secubia instincts are firing

00:41:35hard. I want to throw him down on this conference table right now and ride him until he can't think

00:41:41straight. Ethan's posture stiffened slightly. At an angle no one else could see, the tips of his ears

00:41:47turned a deep red. He swung his head around and shot me a sharp look that said, control yourself right

00:41:52now. I stuck my tongue out at him. Just then, the conference room doors burst open. Several officers

00:41:58from the financial crimes unit walked in, faces grim and determined. Warren, you're under arrest for

00:42:03embezzlement and large-scale money laundry. Come with us. The cold click of handcuffs snapped around

00:42:09Warren's wrists. Victoria went wild next, thrashing and screaming that I had done this to her.

00:42:14But two officers pinned her down and cuffed her anyway. The pair who had been untouchable minutes

00:42:19earlier were dragged out of the room like common criminals. Dead silence fell over the room. The

00:42:24remaining directors were sweating through their suits, barely daring to breathe. Ethan swept the

00:42:29room with a cold, measured stare. Does anyone here have a problem with Miss Summers staying at this

00:42:35company? Every director shook their heads frantically. No problem. Absolutely none. We're done here.

00:42:41In under 10 seconds, every director bolted, clutching their files and nearly tripping over

00:42:46each other to get out. The moment the door clicked shut, Ethan grabbed the remote and locked the

00:42:51conference room doors. The floor-to-ceiling blinds descended slowly, cutting off every bit of the

00:42:57Manhattan skyline. The room went dark. I was reaching for my glass of water, still riding the

00:43:03adrenaline when Ethan crossed the room in long, powerful strides. His presence hit me before he

00:43:08even touched me. That rich cedar scent mixed with raw heat. He grabbed my wrist and pressed me hard

00:43:14against 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.

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

00:43:43the ground and set me down in the middle of the paper-covered conference table.

00:43:47Cameras are off. Now I want you to show me every dirty thought that's been running through that head

00:43:53of yours. All of it. He pressed forward and kissed me hard. Several hours later, after we had thoroughly

00:44:00used every inch of that conference room, an anonymous investigative report landed at a media office

00:44:05somewhere in New York. The document was clear. Jade Summers. No social records, no enrollment history,

00:44:12no employment trail before five years ago. Appeared out of nowhere. Suspected false identity.

00:44:18Possible 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

00:44:32financial outlet. 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.

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

00:44:50there couldn't be one. Around me, the interns and junior analysts had dropped all deference. I was

00:44:55nervously tugging at the hem of my blazer when the executive suite door opened. Ethan walked out

00:45:01holding a printed copy of the report, his expression ice cold. He didn't look at anyone else. He caught my

00:45:07wrist and pulled me straight into his private lounge. The door shut. He pressed me down onto the sofa,

00:45:12sat across from me and stared at the report in silence for a long moment. Here it comes. He's

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

00:45:22That I'm a

00:45:23suck-a-bore who needs men's intimate energy to survive? Is he going to think I'm a monster and try

00:45:28to

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

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

00:45:40I froze completely. Every lie I had prepared got stuck in my throat. I just stared at him.

00:45:48You're not going to ask? The whole internet is calling me a spy or a sleeper agent? Ethan stood

00:45:54and straightened his cuffs with that same calm composure. I'm curious. Then why aren't you-

00:45:58Because I've already heard every single thought. He met my eyes, patient and certain. The ones when you

00:46:04can't sleep. The ones when you're panicking about prison. The ones where you imagine me locking you

00:46:09up. I heard all of it. He stepped closer and caged me against the sofa with his body. I know

00:46:14what you

00:46:15are. A creature who survives on men's energy. That's it. What else do you want me to ask? He had

00:46:20known all

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

00:46:27father behind bars. A thousand years of watching people's faces twist in fear, disgust, or greed

00:46:33when they learned the truth. And this man acted like it was nothing. My eyes stung. My toes burned.

00:46:39He's not right in the head. He's supposed to be allergic to women. He's supposed to run. But he's not

00:46:45afraid

00:46:45of me at all. Fine. If you're not scared, then tonight I'm going to wreck you completely. You'll be

00:46:53the one begging. Ethan's cufflink slipped from his fingers. Jade, shut up. I laughed through the tears and

00:47:00winked at him. Ethan didn't seem to care about the rumors, but the internet and his competitors did.

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

00:47:13members directly, questioning whether Frost Capital could be trusted. That afternoon,

00:47:18Ethan called an emergency board meeting. I sat in the corner officially just observing.

00:47:23The atmosphere was even worse than last time. Two old guard directors slammed the morning paper

00:47:28on the table and came out swinging. Mr. Frost, Jade Summers has no background.

00:47:33All of Wall Street is laughing at us. Our partners are questioning if she's a corporate spy.

00:47:40You need to fire her immediately and hand her over for investigation.

00:47:45Ethan 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.

00:47:55Mr. Frost, watch your tone! This affects the entire firm!

00:47:58Ethan finally looked up, eyes empty and cold. He slid two documents across the table.

00:48:03These are records of the internal accounts you two leakered to a competitor. On the subject of spies,

00:48:08you two seem far more experienced than my advisor. Sign the resignation and share transfer papers now,

00:48:13or I call the financial crimes unit in five minutes. Your choice.

00:48:17Less than two minutes later, both directors signed with shaking hands and left as fast as they could.

00:48:23The room fell deathly quiet. The remaining directors stared at the table like it was the

00:48:28most 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

00:48:39is dissolved. Jade Summers is now my executive advisor, with authority equal to mine on all

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

00:48:49But he fought that hard for me and didn't even ask if I wanted it. Sure,

00:48:52the position gives me better access to high-quality energy, but I was planning to stay low-key.

00:48:57This 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

00:49:06straight at me across the room. You don't want it? Every director turned,

00:49:10completely 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.

00:49:26The new title called for a new look. That evening,

00:49:29Ethan took me to a black-tie multinational finance dinner at one of Manhattan's most

00:49:33exclusive hotels. I ditched the conservative blazer and wore the red gown, deep-fee neckline

00:49:39opened back, thigh-high slit. The moment we entered the ballroom, every head turned.

00:49:44The contrast between my bold dress and Ethan's cold, untouchable presence was electric.

00:49:50The 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.

00:50:01We'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

00:50:13polite 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,

00:50:33Ethan'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

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

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

00:51:00Ethan set his

00:51:01glass 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 tight.

00:51:13Does anyone here have a problem with what's mine? His voice was quiet, but the word mine landed like

00:51:20a 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 nearest

00:51:35bathroom

00:51:36right now. Ethan's grip tightened. He leaned down, voice low against my ear. Jade, enough.

00:51:46The next morning, photos of Ethan claiming me publicly spread like wildfire across Wall Street.

00:51:52Frost 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. I sat in Ethan's

00:52:03executive chair reading the flood of congratulatory messages when he appeared in the doorway jacket off.

00:52:11Comfortable in that chair?

00:52:15I 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 door and

00:52:35locked it.

00:52:36You've been driving me crazy with those thoughts every day. If you try to run now, you're not leaving

00:52:41this room for three days.

00:52:45His lips moved down my collarbone while his hands worked urgently at the red dress.

00:52:49His 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

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

00:53:06Survival instinct kicked in hard. I yelped, ducked and slipped out of his grip, scrambling behind the desk.

00:53:13Mr. Frost, please control yourself. It's still business hours. If Leo walks in, we're both finished.

00:53:20I 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.

00:53:30You spend every waking second fantasizing about this. But the moment it starts happening,

00:53:34you run faster than anyone I've ever seen. Are you torturing me on purpose?

00:53:41I stayed behind the desk and tried my most innocent look. I'm just being a responsible

00:53:46employee. Modern society values restraint and professionism. Okay, mostly I don't want to die

00:53:53of 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

00:54:10out from behind the desk. Instead of continuing, he carefully fixed the broken strap of my dress

00:54:15with surprising 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.

00:54:35Tonight, my place in the hills were not in the office there.

00:54:38I never said I was going home with-

00:54:44You don't have a choice.

00:54:51That 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.

00:55:03Keep 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.

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

00:55:20like it weighed nothing. Strategic resource acquisition?

00:55:23I short-circuited. I always forgot he could hear everything. Can you let me finish a thought before

00:55:27you respond? He walked a few steps, then stopped and turned around slowly. His dark eyes held mine

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

00:55:39My 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

00:55:51burning 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. I leaned against the

00:56:08hallway wall, fruit plate in hand, spiraling. Does he think I'm too much trouble? Is he about to cut me

00:56:15loose at the next board meeting? Or has he already arranged with some secret lab to study me and lock

00:56:20me away in a cage? The study door opened. Ethan caught the full tail end of my spiral. His expression

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

00:56:34study and 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?

00:56:49I 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. His fingers tightened on

00:56:59my waist, forcing me to meet his gaze. Cut you loose? Take a look at this. He dropped a thick

00:57:07legal document in front of me. The title was clear. Irrevocable Permanent Declaration of Asset

00:57:12Consolidation and Joint Equity. He had transferred half of all his core assets, including Frost Capital,

00:57:18into my name permanently. I couldn't speak. He just handed me half his life behind my back?

00:57:25On Wall Street, where everything is calculated. He split his entire fortune with a woman who barely

00:57:31exists? Is he insane? My eyes filled with tears. Ethan gently wiped the tear from my cheek.

00:57:37The media can't find your past. That's their failure, not yours. If they say you have no history,

00:57:42then I'll give you the strongest one in America. Starting today, you're my full partner at Frost

00:57:46Capital and my future wife. I stared at the documents, speechless for a long time. He gave me

00:57:54half of everything just because I was scared? This man must have some kind of beautiful brain damage.

00:58:00No brain damage. I snapped my head up and glared at him. Can you stop finishing my thoughts?

00:58:07Then stop thinking them so loudly. I 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

00:58:17isn't me. Every record I have here is fake. You just split your billion dollar empire with someone

00:58:21who doesn't legally exist? Are you actually crazy? Are you done? He leaned back, completely calm.

00:58:26First, I don't care if your identity is real. Second, I didn't do this out of pity. I did it

00:58:30because

00:58:31I wanted to. Third, you crossed over. That makes this even simpler. He leaned forward,

00:58:36his presence overwhelming. If you have nothing in this world, then you need a home even more.

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

00:58:46destroy him right now. We're just employer and employee. As of now, we're full partners,

00:58:50and you're my fiancee. I never agreed to that. And in your heart, you haven't refused either.

00:58:55I raised my hand in frustration and he caught my wrist mid-air, fingers scorching and precise.

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

00:59:07and I'm not letting anyone lock you away. His dark eyes burned with raw possessiveness.

00:59:13This isn't a transaction. It's a choice I'm giving you.

00:59:18That night I didn't sleep at all. My head was too loud. For a thousand years in the abyss,

00:59:24men were nothing more than quick snacks to me. When I crossed into this world, all I wanted was to

00:59:29steal enough premium energy to survive. Somehow I ended up owning half a billion dollar empire and

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

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

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

00:59:50milk? This 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 for

01:00:02water.

01:00:02The moment I pushed the door open, I froze. Ethan stood at the counter in a loose black silk robe,

01:00:07collar open, warming milk. Moonlight poured through the window, highlighting his collarbone

01:00:12and the hard lines of his chest. That rich, intoxicating wave of pure masculine energy

01:00:17slammed into me. Figured you couldn't sleep. He turned dark eyes carrying a lazy heat and

01:00:21handed me the warm mug. I swallowed hard, fighting the urge to lunge at him, and hesitated.

01:00:26You really don't mind? I'm not even human, and I constantly narrate every dirty thought I have

01:00:32about you. No one here knew the old me. Doesn't that make me some kind of dangerous freak? Ethan

01:00:38leaned against the counter and let out a low, rough laugh. You think someone who's heard every greedy,

01:00:43filthy, calculating thought people have since Yash Day has any room to judge a straightforward

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

01:00:52You're the cleanest thing I've ever met. You think it, you say it, at least in your head.

01:00:57You're hungry, you admit you want to devour me. You're scared, you admit you're scared. Even when

01:01:02you're trying to get to bed, you're completely honest. No games, no lies. He bent down, lips brushing

01:01:07my ear, breath hot and heavy. Jade, for me that's more than enough. Oh my god, this man who barely

01:01:14flirted in his life just said something 10 times deadlier than any dirty line I could come up with.

01:01:18My legs are 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

01:01:31office, tugging at my collar, replaying his low, burning voice from the kitchen. How does a man made

01:01:36of ice become even more dangerous when he gets warm? Did he secretly take an advanced flirting

01:01:40master class? My phone buzzed. Embarrassment shot through me. I jumped up and stormed down

01:01:47to 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

01:01:58cool 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.

01:02:10What if I think about you locking that door right now and pressing me down on this desk?

01:02:14Is that loud enough? Three seconds later, Ethan set down his pen. He stood,

01:02:19shrugged 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.

01:02:32We either quiet down in there or we handle it right now.

01:02:35I forgot how to breathe. My body melted against him even as I tried to keep up the act.

01:02:41What do you mean, handle it? Ethan lowered his head until his lips nearly touched mine,

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

01:02:51This man is flirting while his ears are turning bright red. That contrast is criminal. It should be

01:02:55illegal. 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 red

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

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

01:03:19recklessness 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

01:03:37slid my

01:03:37hand under the table, squeezing his thigh through his pants. Since you have a direct line to my brain,

01:03:43can you at least mute it sometimes? Give a girl some privacy? Can't turn it off.

01:03:51He 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.

01:04:11His 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

01:04:24furious and pinched his thigh hard. Ethan Frost, you're supposed to be Wall Street's coldest predator.

01:04:30When did you learn to talk like a damn romance hero? Ethan leaned across the table and caught my wrist,

01:04:35voice 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.

01:04:46It's over. A thousand years of experience, and this human is about to take me down.

01:04:54The dinner lasted two full hours. By the end, my legs were weak from the constant wave of his energy.

01:05:00Ethan 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.

01:05:12I'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.

01:05:28It 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. But with you, it was bold, yes.

01:05:45Your thoughts about me were wild. But your desire was pure.

01:05:51It wasn't until you screamed internally that you were a succubus that I confirmed it.

01:05:57So 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,

01:06:08gripped 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?

01:06:31My values are fine. I've just finally found the real thing.

01:06:39When we left the restaurant, a light rain had just stopped. Ethan draped his jacket over

01:06:44my shoulders without a word and took my hand, fingers tightly laced. We walked slowly down the

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

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

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

01:07:09Tell me, Mr. CEO, you've really never dated before? No Harris's or models ever caught your eye?

01:07:14No. Then how are you so good at all of this? You talk like you came with built-in charm

01:07:18software.

01:07:18Ethan stopped under a street lamp. He cradled the back of my head and tilted my face up.

01:07:23Because with you, I don't need experience. The 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.

01:07:37He said home. Not the estate. Home.

01:07:45My position as executive advisor grew stronger every day. The old board members now avoided eye

01:07:51contact when I passed. In public, Ethan remained the icy, lethal CO. But the second the office door

01:07:57locked. All that restrained power came rushing out for me alone. Like when he brought me warm

01:08:02milk late at night and just watched me with that hungry look. Like when I got caught staring at his

01:08:06body in a meeting and he abruptly ended a billion dollar call. Like waking up on the office couch

01:08:11wrapped 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.

01:08:22A faint glint of amusement in his eyes. Because you spend all day loudly complimenting my body in

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

01:08:35to use tonight. To drain me completely. I gave up pretending. I walked over, straddled his lap and

01:08:41hooked a finger in his shirt. Since you hear everything anyway, this weekend. You and me at a normal movie

01:08:47theater. No 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.

01:09:06That 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.

01:09:15Look at you, out of your suit and still causing chaos. Hearts are breaking left and right.

01:09:20The corner of Ethan's mouth curved slightly. I never cared before. But now I only wait for one

01:09:26person. I'm done. This ice prince saying sweet things so sincerely is more lethal than anything

01:09:32from the abyss. In the dark theater, his energy rolled over me in waves. Halfway through the movie,

01:09:39I put my hand over his. He turned his palm and locked our fingers together, tight and burning.

01:09:44By the time the lights came up, we were both breathing harder. In the lobby, I teased him

01:09:49lightly. Your palm was sweaty the whole time. Your body temperature was running higher than mine.

01:09:57That'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.

01:10:09On the ride home, Ethan and I sat in the back with our hands still locked. Leo drove in professional

01:10:14silence. Ethan, hypothetically, if there was no energy connection between us, would you still have

01:10:22kept me that first day? Yes. No hesitation. The moment you walked in, I saw your eyes. There was no

01:10:31calculation. No interest in power or money. You just looked at me like I was a person. He pulled me

01:10:41closer. In this city, no one has ever looked at me like that. My heart skipped. Even the man who

01:10:52owns

01:10:52Manhattan has been starving for something real. Leo stiffened visibly in the front seat. Leo heard

01:11:02nothing. Correct, sir. I heard nothing. In fact, I'm already drafting my resignation. You're not resigning.

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

01:11:16shoved. Late that night at the estate, Ethan found me on the sofa scrolling news. Don't waste energy on

01:11:23that garbage. He took my phone and pulled me against him. I'm worried. The resonance between us?

01:11:32Could drag Frost. Capital down one day. Ethan hooked an arm around my waist and held me tight.

01:11:39The resonance isn't a curse. You're not draining me. It goes both ways. I need you too.

01:11:47You gave me something I never had. The feeling of being truly alive. You're scared I'll run.

01:11:55To protect you. Yes. I'm scared. He admitted it straight. No shields. You were ready to disappear.

01:12:03Alone to keep me safe. Jade, I don't need protection. I need you to stay. Right here with me.

01:12:11I wrapped my arms around his neck and bit down on his collarbone, leaving clear marks. Fine. If you want

01:12:18me to stay, promise me one thing. If the resonance ever acts up, you tell me immediately. No hiding.

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

01:12:34The 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,

01:12:45ruthless German while I watched him work.

01:12:49Who would believe it? The hardest man in America is secretly this earnest guy who doesn't know how

01:12:57to say he loves me without looking lost. Ethan missed half a beat in his sentence,

01:13:02then recovered with icy precision and ended the call. He 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?

01:13:20His 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

01:13:47positions. Nothing's wrong. You showed up and all my old rules went out the window.

01:13:56Later 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?

01:14:09He's been using every contact the Frost family has, top legal teams, private networks,

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

01:14:19He'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. He never planned for me to stay in

01:14:33the

01:14:33shadows. Leo left. I stared out at the glittering Manhattan skyline, eyes blurring with tears. My phone

01:14:45buzzed.

01:14:46Not 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

01:14:54five minutes, you compulsive eave dropper? Business hours are over.

01:14:59Come 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. He handed me a glass of

01:15:10wine and stood at the railing in his white shirt. Where do you want to start, Mrs. Partner?

01:15:15I let my leg brush against his through the slit in my dress. Leo said you're building me a real

01:15:21identity? Independent? Legal? Do you actually think that's possible? On Wall Street, when I decide I

01:15:28want something, impossible doesn't exist. He stepped close, trapping me against the railing.

01:15:34The 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.

01:16:01Not 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,

01:16:13and straddled his waist. Since your plan is this perfect, I think we've earned some very high returns.

01:16:18Up here, with no one to interrupt us, don't you think?

01:16:24That night on the rooftop, we lost ourselves in each other under the Manhattan skyline.

01:16:29Straddling him, taking everything he gave, I told him between broken breaths about my life

01:16:34in the abyss and how scared I'd been when I first crossed over. Ethan held my waist,

01:16:38eyes blazing. You're really not scared? In the abyss. All I thought about was draining

01:16:46men like you completely. He drove deeper, drawing a helpless moan from me. You came from there,

01:16:53but now you're in my bed. By normal logic, shouldn't you have called a priest to exorcite me? Ethan gave

01:17:01a rare wicked smile. Send you back so you can put your hands on some other man's body? Not a

01:17:08chance.

01:17:09He kissed my collarbone.

01:17:13It's complicated here, but you chose my company as your buffet. That means for the rest of your life,

01:17:22you only eat at my table. After a thousand years of hunger, this feels like the luckiest detour in

01:17:30existence. Ethan went still, then laughed and gave my ass a sharp smack. In the middle of this,

01:17:36the best you can think is cosmically lucky. Try I'm the lucky one. Thirty years old,

01:17:43and 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 defamation

01:18:00and illegal hacking. She wouldn't show her face in New York again. I watched the footage of her

01:18:05sentencing with zero emotion. Natural consequences. If she'd focused on doing her job instead of

01:18:12trying to destroy me, she'd still have a career. Speaking of the sofa, the leather is nice.

01:18:20But last week when Ethan had me pinned here and used his tide. Across the room, Ethan's pen nearly

01:18:27tore through the contract. He looked up slowly, eyes blazing with barely contained fire. Jade Summers,

01:18:34you've replayed last week on that sofa at least ten times today. I tucked my dress lower and looked at

01:18:40him innocently while turning up the heat in my thoughts. So, quality control? And if I'm also thinking

01:18:48about a live demonstration, right now on this sofa, with the door locked. Ethan took a slow breath,

01:18:56stood and started unbuttoning his shirt, revealing hard lines of muscle. Then he drew his belt free.

01:19:04You 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. It's when the most controlled man in the world turns

01:19:27dangerous with a belt and that look, that's not a man anymore. That's a natural disaster. He pushed me

01:19:33down onto the sofa, pinned my wrists and wrapped the belt around them. He bit my lower lip voice wrecked.

01:19:39I 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. New place. Do you like it?

01:19:59I love it. So, Mr. CEO, you bought the penthouse with this exact view, just to recreate our first

01:20:05real night together? Ethan laughed low, the sound vibrating through me. Not a recreation. I want

01:20:10every day you spend in this world to have this view, your city and mine, together. I turned,

01:20:16let my hand slide down his abs, and hooked into his robe. One thing though, you've gone public with me,

01:20:22split your fortune, told the world I'm yours,

01:20:27and you still haven't given me one proper engagement ring. On human timelines, that's a

01:20:32violation. That bulletproof asset declaration outrangs any diamond. For a Sukfa who only cares

01:20:38about energy. Does it really matter? I thought stubbornly. Probably not. Because whether it's

01:20:45the assets or that insane body of his, I decided long ago I'm keeping both. For life. No returns.

01:20:52Heard every word. The last of his cool distance melted. He pulled out a small velvet box. Inside

01:20:59was a simple, elegant, antique silver band. Had it ready since the day you moved in. Last night,

01:21:04after you wore me out and fell asleep, I measured your finger. He slid the ring onto my finger with

01:21:08complete ownership. Perfect fit. Of course it is. This man is precise about everything. For the first time

01:21:15in forever, I didn't run. I rose on my toes and kissed him deep, real, and full of everything I

01:21:21felt.

01:21:22Ethan Frost. Thank 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.

01:21:36He cupped the back of my head and kissed me back, deep and warm. Outside, snow fell quietly over the

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

01:21:49cuped the back of my skull.

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