The Icy CEO Heard My Filthy Thoughts, And Hired Me on the Spot! New .🔝

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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

00:00:31thick 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

00:00:49and raw 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

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

00:01:11steal a

00:01:11little energy, and I got dragged into HR, publicly fired for sexual harassment, and almost arrested.

00:01:18No legal identity here means I starve. End of story. So I squeezed myself into the most buttoned-up

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

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

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

00:01:42disciplined to the bone. A man so controlled that women could throw themselves at him all night and

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

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

00:02:00that tight waist, those powerful thighs. Those dress pants are stretched so obscenely I can see

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

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

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

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

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

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

00:02:44and volatile. Jade Summers. You're hired. I stood there completely stunned. You really just hired me?

00:02:53After I had mentally stripped him naked and imagined riding him senseless? Not that I was complaining.

00:02:59This job gave me legitimate, daily access to the most powerful source of energy I had ever felt.

00:03:04I had barely stepped out of his office when Victoria, the senior director, cornered me in the hallway.

00:03:10She looked at me like I was something filthy that had just crawled in off the street.

00:03:14She marched up in her sharp heels and shoved my shoulder hard. Button that collar all the way up.

00:03:19If I ever see you throwing yourself at Mr. Frost, you won't even make it through tomorrow.

00:03:25Do you understand me? I let myself stumble back and quickly put on my most innocent,

00:03:30obedient face. Of course, director. I'll be completely professional. But inside,

00:03:35my succubus side was burning with contempt. Throwing myself at him? Please. You look at him like you own him.

00:03:41You have no idea how good it feels to be flooded with that kind of raw, masculine energy. It would

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

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

00:03:54sounded behind me. Ethan stood just a few feet away in his perfectly tailored black suit,

00:03:59his 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. Mr. Frost! I was just giving the new

00:04:12assistant some orientation on proper office standards, making sure the wrong kind of woman

00:04:16doesn't cause you any problems. Ethan ignored her completely. His gaze never left me. I watched his

00:04:22throat tighten as he swallowed slowly, something dark and heated flashing in his eyes. His voice

00:04:28came out low and commanding. Coffee. Now. Five minutes later, I walked into the CEO's office

00:04:37with a cup of black coffee. The second I stepped through the door, that devastating masculine energy

00:04:42wrapped around me again, hot and clean and way too close. It clung to my skin like a second layer.

00:04:47Ethan 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 loyalty

00:04:59to my brain. They kept drifting lower straight to the tight stretch of his dress pants. That energy is

00:05:05so thick and pure it's making me dizzy. The way those pants hug him should be illegal. If he ever

00:05:11let

00:05:11loose on me, he would completely wreck me. God, I wanna- I was so busy staring that I completely

00:05:16missed

00:05:16the face beside me. My heel caught the edge of it and rolled. Ah! I lost my balance and pitched

00:05:22forward straight into him. The entire cup of scalding coffee splashed across his lap. Every

00:05:27single drop. He's- A low, ragged groan tore out of him. The documents in his hand scattered all over

00:05:33the floor. My soul nearly left my body. I scrambled up, grabbed the tissue box off his desk and started

00:05:40frantically dabbing at his thighs. Mr. 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

00:05:58shake. Wait, is he getting hard? God, he's huge. Ugh, I just wanna rip these pants open and put my

00:06:04mouth onto his monstrous cock. Ethan's hand, which had been reaching for the tissues, stopped dead in

00:06:10midair. For one terrifying second the whole office went silent. Then his large burning hand came down

00:06:16on my lower back. He seized me and pulled me hard against his chest. My breath caught. His body was

00:06:22solid against mine, his 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. You really can't

00:06:34stop looking there, can you? His voice was low against my ear, and that thick, impossible bulge

00:06:41pressing against me was impossible to ignore. My succubus control was hanging by a thread.

00:06:47This man was plain dirty. And the worst part was, I was almost sure he knew it. I swallowed hard,

00:06:52my whole body going soft against him. My arms slid around his neck before my brain could stop them.

00:06:57I leaned in, lips parting, the tip of my tongue just barely brushing out. One more inch. Just one.

00:07:04Then the memory hit me like a fire alarm. HR dragging me out of my last job in front of

00:07:09everyone.

00:07:09Security watching me like I was dangerous. The threat of handcuffs, police, and a permanent record,

00:07:15all because I touched a co-worker's abs when I was starving. My blood went cold. This was not some

00:07:20random office. This was the CEO's office in New York. And this was Ethan Frost, one of the most powerful

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

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

00:07:39in prison. 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. I

00:07:52wasn't

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

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

00:08:03the narrow crack. The famously celibate, untouchable ice prince was still standing exactly where I had

00:08:10left him. His shirt was wrinkled. His breathing was rough. His hands were empty, like he had not

00:08:16expected me to escape. And the look in his eyes was not anger. It was hunger. The kind that made

00:08:22my

00:08:22knees weak even from the other side of the door. That afternoon, I went to the break room to get

00:08:28some water and calm myself down. The coffee disaster was still replaying in my head, along with Ethan's

00:08:33hand on my waist, his rough breathing, and the way he had looked at me before I ran. I needed

00:08:38water.

00:08:39Possibly an exorcism. The second I turned around, Victoria was walking straight toward me with a full

00:08:46water in 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. Ice water soaked

00:08:58through my thin white blouse in seconds. The fabric turned almost transparent, clinging to every curve

00:09:03and leaving far too much on display. Co-workers rushed over from every direction. Seriously? She wore

00:09:10that under a white blower? That is not exactly office appropriate. I'm not surprised. She walked into

00:09:15Mr. Frost's office for her interview and came out hired, connect the dots. And now she's acting shop,

00:09:19people are staring? Please, you don't dress like that by accident. Victoria stood at the front of

00:09:24the crowd, savoring every second of my humiliation. Her voice was sweet, but every word was meant to

00:09:30cut. Everyone seeing this? Our new secretary shows up on day one with lingerie under a white plouse and

00:09:36expects us to believe she is here for spreadsheets? I hugged my soaked blouse to my chest,

00:09:40shivering. This is his frost capital, not some club bathroom. I'm reporting you to HR myself.

00:09:45Enjoy your last day. I 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

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

00:10:04collar. 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? One low, cutting voice was enough to freeze the entire break room.

00:10:21Everyone fell silent and stepped aside at once. Ethan walked in. His gaze landed on my soaked,

00:10:27almost transparent blouse. For one long second, he said nothing. His jaw tightened and his throat

00:10:34moved 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

00:10:46end up like this, but she's been standing here, putting herself on display and trying to make

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

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

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

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

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

00:11:17stop him.

00:11:18The moment we reached his office, he pushed the door open with one hard motion and pulled me inside.

00:11:23Then he locked it. The click of the lock went straight through me. Every bit of suppressed succubus

00:11:28instinct I had been trying to bury came roaring back to life. A locked door. Just the two of us.

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

00:11:38tear off this ruined blouse, use that tie to trap my wrists, and punish me until I forget how to

00:11:43stand.

00:11:44Yes daddy. Punish me like I'm a bad girl. Ethan stopped. His back went rigid. For a moment,

00:11:50the office was so quiet I could hear my own heartbeat. Then a vein jumped at his temple and he

00:11:55took one slow

00:11:56breath like he was trying very hard not to lose control. When he turned around, his expression had gone

00:12:01dangerously still. The next second he crossed the room caught me by the waist and backed me against

00:12:06the window. His hands landed on either side of my head, caging me in completely. The glass was cold

00:12:12against my back. He was burning hot in front of me. His voice came out low restrained and rough around

00:12:18the edges. What exactly goes on in that little head of yours all day, Jade? Pinned against the window by

00:12:26a man

00:12:26that tall, that close, and that intense. I pulled my shoulders in and gave him my best helpless wide-eyed

00:12:31look. Mr. 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.

00:12:44His breath brushed over my lips, warm and dangerously uneven. He did not answer me. Instead,

00:12:50his other hand went to his tie. He pulled it loose in one slow, deliberate motion like he had all

00:12:55the

00:12:56cold. Then he dropped it onto the desk. My pulse jumped. Then he undid the top two buttons of his

00:13:01shirt. That collarbone. That shadow beneath the open fabric. That hard, controlled body he kept

00:13:08locked away under expensive suits every single day. He stepped right into my line of sight and stayed

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

00:13:19hand started rising on its own, reaching for that warm, firm chest like I had no survival instincts at

00:13:25all. Screw it. He started this. Just touching him would be worth it.

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

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

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

00:13:53that was a life sentence in heels. Self-preservation kicked in. I snatched my hand back, ducked under

00:13:59his arm, and slipped away. Mr. Frost, my eyes are closed. I didn't see anything. Please keep your

00:14:05shirt on. I have absolutely zero inappropriate thoughts about you. I spun toward the door and

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

00:14:15me from behind.

00:14:16Ethan was suddenly there, his shirt still undone. One hand braced against the door, trapping me in

00:14:22place. His chest pressed close against my back, and his breath brushed over my ear.

00:14:27Zero inappropriate thoughts.

00:14:29His voice was low and rough, with an edge that left no room to hide. His fingers found my jaw

00:14:35from

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

00:14:40revealed. How disappointing. I 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

00:14:59bit of restraint and do something about it right there in his office, the pressure suddenly lifted.

00:15:04He reached into the pocket of the jacket wrapped around me and slipped in a black and gold invitation

00:15:09card, along with a handwritten note. Tomorrow night's finance charity gala. You're attending

00:15:14as my executive advisor. Go to this address today and get a gown.

00:15:17By the time I made it back to my desk, the note was still warm in my palm.

00:15:21The next evening, a black Maybach pulled up smoothly in front of an elite boutique on 5th Avenue.

00:15:27The store manager had clearly been briefed in advance and met us at the door with a polished,

00:15:32professional smile.

00:15:32Miss Summers, right this way, to the fitting area. She looped the tape around my chest,

00:15:38then drew it in at my waist. A second later, she gasped.

00:15:41Good 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, open back, a slit that started high

00:15:55on 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.

00:16:03I stared at that gorgeous, barely there piece of fabric, and my succubus instinct sat straight up.

00:16:09With this body in that dress? Absolutely lethal. So that is why he kept looking at me like that

00:16:15yesterday. He has been wanting to see me in this all along. Fine, I'll wear it to the gala and

00:16:22watch

00:16:22his eyes drop straight to my neckline. That will be entirely his fault. Then the memory of being

00:16:28trapped against the door last night came back in full detail, and my survival instinct seized the

00:16:33wheel. Low profile. Boring. Thick. If he lost control in front of everyone at the gala, I would

00:16:40lose the job, and then I would starve. I backed away from the dress like it had personally threatened

00:16:44me, both hands clamped to my collar. No, absolutely not. High neck, long sleeves, ankle length if

00:16:51possible. I am a professional. The words had barely left my mouth when a quiet, unmistakably amused laugh

00:16:57came from just outside the heavy fitting room curtain. Ethan had appeared on the other side,

00:17:02perfectly dressed, perfectly composed, and somehow right there. He glanced at the manager, his

00:17:07expression unreadable.

00:17:08give us a moment. The manager blinked, bowed, and quickly slipped out. Ethan walked into the

00:17:15fitting area and picked up the red gown. The heavy curtain swept shut behind him. Now it was just the

00:17:21two of us in a very small space. The air seemed to thicken. He moved toward me one step at

00:17:27a time,

00:17:27his tall frame carrying the full weight of his presence, until my back pressed against the full

00:17:32length mirror. Mr. Frost, what are you doing? I swallowed hard. My palms were damp. Ethan set

00:17:39the gown aside and picked up the measuring tape. Drop straight to your neckline? I leaned unsteadily

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

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

00:17:54tape

00:17:55between them and wrapped it around my waist, pulling me in from behind in a way that felt far too

00:17:59close to

00:18:00an embrace. His energy washed over me all at once, and my legs nearly gave out. Help. He is so

00:18:06close.

00:18:07He is so warm. This is going to drown me. Those shoulders, that waist, right here, within reach.

00:18:17I want to push him back against this mirror, tear that suit off him, and make him lose every bit

00:18:23of

00:18:23that perfect control. Ethan's breathing changed. He dipped his head, his lips only a breath from my

00:18:30ear, and his voice came out low enough to make my knees weaken. Jade, let me find out for myself

00:18:37exactly how extraordinary you are. His hand moved slowly up my back. The other cradled the back of

00:18:45my head. His face tilted closer, and his lips were one second away from mine. One second before contact,

00:18:51the 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

00:19:02against

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

00:19:08His chest

00:19:09was pressed against mine with no space between us at all. Those dark eyes were done pretending. Every bit

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

00:19:21Stop thinking about ruining me, and then running the second things get real. His grip tightened at

00:19:27my waist, firm enough to make it clear that this time he was not letting me slip away. Jade, you

00:19:33are

00:19:33wearing that red dress to the gala tonight. His eyes moved over my face, then lowered briefly to the

00:19:40gown beside us. Because right now, I want to see you in it. I ran, but it did not matter.

00:19:51That night at

00:19:51the charity gala, I was still wearing the red dress Ethan had personally approved. The venue was all

00:19:57crystal chandeliers, champagne towers, and people pretending they were not staring. We had barely

00:20:02made it through the entrance when Victoria appeared with a glass of wine and a sweet, innocent smile.

00:20:07Ms. Summers, Mr. Frost left a backup document in the storage room at the end of the hall. Be useful

00:20:15and go get it, for him. I was lightheaded with hunger and too distracted to think clearly so I went.

00:20:21The moment I stepped through the old wooden door, the lock clicked shut from the outside. Heels clicked

00:20:26away into silence. Victoria, obviously. The storage room had no windows and no ventilation. It was dark,

00:20:33cramped and sweltering, like I had been sealed inside an oven. In that kind of heat with my body already

00:20:39starving, my succubus instincts kicked into full overdrive. The hunger rose from somewhere deep inside

00:20:45me burning through my veins, turning my legs weak. All I could think about was the fitting room. Ethan's

00:20:51arms around my waist. His breath at my ear. That clean, intoxicating energy pouring off him and sinking

00:20:57into my skin. I just need him to hold me right now. That's it. Just hold me. If he came

00:21:04through

00:21:04that door and completely took me over, I don't know how much longer I can hold back. The lock turned

00:21:10again. The dark silhouette slipped inside and shut the door behind him. Then he locked it again. My breath

00:21:17caught. How long are you going to keep driving me crazy like this, Jade? Mr. Frost? How did you get

00:21:22in here?

00:21:23I didn't do anything. I didn't even say anything. You didn't have to. Every single word. He moved

00:21:28closer. That overwhelming heat rolled over me, rich and controlled and dangerous. His hand pressed to

00:21:35the wall beside my head, and he backed me into it with his body without ever fully touching where he

00:21:39should not. In the dark, he leaned down until his nose almost brushed mine. His voice was low, rough,

00:21:46and far too steady. Then he repeated my own thoughts back to me, word for word, calm and merciless.

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

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

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

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

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

00:22:15give out.

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

00:22:24insane thing I've been thinking about him? Every single one. He answered like he was reading from

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

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

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

00:22:49His 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 away

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

00:23:05Still trying to run from me? There was something dangerous in his voice now. Not anger exactly.

00:23:11Something darker. Something tightly leashed. 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

00:23:22betraying me. I don't want to run. I'm just scared. Scared of jail. Scared of losing this job.

00:23:30Scared I'll actually let him do whatever he wants. Ethan let out one quiet laugh.

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

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

00:23:46You weren't scared when you were imagining my pants on the floor. And taking everything I have.

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

00:23:59slow enough to make my entire body tighten. Jade, listen to me. His voice dropped lower.

00:24:05I'm not calling the police. I swallowed hard. I'm not firing you. He leaned closer. Every word

00:24:13deliberate. I'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. Does he even

00:24:33understand what he's offering? I do. He dipped his head, the tip of his nose brushing mine, his voice

00:24:38rough and low. From the day you walked into my office, I knew exactly what was going through your

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

00:24:49settled firmly on my waist, strong 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. Why? Unless you actually want me just as

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

00:25:07polite.

00:25:08It was not the careful, controlled kiss of a man asking permission with every breath. It was hunger

00:25:13finally breaking through restraint. Weeks of cold composure cracked open all at once and the man

00:25:18underneath was anything but calm. One hand held the back of my head keeping me from retreating.

00:25:23The other traced my waist, his touch leaving heat everywhere it landed. I could not breathe. My hands

00:25:29found his shoulders 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. Ethan pulled back half an inch,

00:25:39his mouth still brushing mine. Stay with me. Then he kissed me again. Deeper this time. Slower. More

00:25:46deliberate. Like he had decided I was done running and he intended to make sure I remembered it.

00:25:51The storage room felt hotter by the second. His hand found the slit of my red dress and slipped

00:25:57beneath the fabric, his fingers grazing the inside of my thigh. The sound escaped before I could stop

00:26:02it. My whole body went soft against him. Ethan's breathing turned rougher. His hand moved higher,

00:26:09careful but devastating, stopping just short of the place that would have ruined every last bit of my

00:26:13self-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

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

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

00:26:36man. Security, 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

00:26:53liability. 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

00:27:18back against his chest, shielding me from every stare in the doorway. His shirt was rumpled. His collar

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

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

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

00:27:42Mr. Mr. Frost! Her legs gave out. She dropped straight to the floor, her face white as paper.

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

00:27:53my

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

00:27:57I 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

00:28:46fire me over this! That little slut sedusts 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!

00:29:07I hung upside down against his back, half-heartedly patting his shoulder blades. He didn't stop. He

00:29:13carried me straight through the executive corridor and up to the penthouse suite at the top of the

00:29:17building. The suite door flew open with one powerful kick. Then it slammed shut and locked.

00:29:23The world spun, and I landed on the enormous soft bed, somewhere between being thrown and placed.

00:29:29Before 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,

00:29:49his 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,

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

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

00:30:12for weeks. Tonight I'm done holding back! I let one finger trace slowly down the center of his chest.

00:30:20Something 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

00:30:46be absolutely 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

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

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

00:31:07again and

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

00:31:14yet here I

00:31:14was. By morning, pale light spilled through the floor to ceiling windows. I opened my eyes feeling like

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

00:31:26restrained, and completely uninterested in women. What? What a joke. I am a thousand year old suffogos

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

00:31:38out. The humiliation

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

00:31:46pulled me back against his solid chest. Complaining about me again? His voice was low, rough, and far

00:31:51too relaxed for a man who had ruined my dignity only a few hours ago. His lips brushed the back

00:31:57of

00:31:57my neck. Sounds like last night still wasn't enough. My whole body went tense. Ethan gave a quiet laugh

00:32:03and was already rolling me back toward him when every phone on the nightstand lit up at once. The mood

00:32:09snapped. In half a second, Ethan went from lazy and satisfied to ice cold. The temperature in the room

00:32:15seemed to drop 10 degrees. I leaned over to look. The financial gossip pages and social media had

00:32:20exploded. 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 for 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

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

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

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

00:33:17arrived in this world. I was so starved I was about to lose my physical form. I only needed a

00:33:22little

00:33:22energy to survive and that guy was barely worth anything. His energy was like a 3 out of 10. I

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

00:33:32a

00:33:32full 5-beg course meal. Why the hell would I even look at anyone else after tasting you? The murderous

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

00:33:43it burned even hotter. He let out a sharp, humorless laugh and moved toward me. So what you're saying is

00:33:49I'm not satisfying you enough and you're already thinking about going somewhere else? How many men's

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

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. The jealousy in Ethan's eyes turned ice cold in an instant.

00:34:38He threw back the covers and stood up, grabbing a fresh white shirt from the wardrobe. He buttoned it

00:34:43with slow, precise movements, each one cold and calculated. His hands paused on his tie. He glanced

00:34:50over his shoulder at me, his voice sharp. Get dressed. Come deal with the mess you started.

00:34:56Anyone who thinks they can come after me is going to learn exactly what that cost them today.

00:35:03Thirty minutes later, the top floor conference room at Frost Capital. The moment we pushed open the

00:35:08doors, the entire room fell silent. Board members lined both sides of the long table,

00:35:12watching with barely hidden anticipation. Warren sat at the center, his pampered face arranged in

00:35:18smug confidence. Victoria was right beside her father. The second she saw me, she shot out of

00:35:23her chair. There she is. That shameless woman has the nerve to show her face here after everything

00:35:29she's done. She slammed a stack of surveillance screenshots onto the table. Look at these. Your

00:35:34precious new assistant is a predator. Because of her disgusting scandal, the company stock hit its lower

00:35:40limit 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 knives.

00:35:50Ethan sat at the head of the table, expression completely blank, fingers tapping slowly against

00:35:56the surface. The silence was suffocating. The board members took it as a sign that Ethan was about to

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

00:36:07and

00:36:07came straight for me, arm already swinging. You worthless little tramp! Let me do this company a

00:36:13favor! A sharp crack echoed through the room, but I was the one still standing. While everyone watched

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

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

00:36:31I

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

00:36:37conference room floor. You just attacked someone in front of the entire board? I brushed my hands off

00:36:43and looked down at Victoria with a slow, cold smile. You want to dig up the past? Fine. Let's dig

00:36:50deep.

00:36:50I walked to the table, picked up one of the surveillance photos, and held it up for everyone

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

00:37:02I accepted

00:37:03the consequences. Is that really worth calling the police? I dropped the photo directly onto Victoria's

00:37:09face. What's more interesting is you, Victoria. Last night, you paid a hacker to illegally break into my

00:37:16former employer's servers, stole that footage, and used company money to buy trending spots and bought

00:37:23traffic. I pulled a black USB drive from my jacket and slammed it down in the middle of the table.

00:37:28wire transfers, chat logs, a signed confession from the hacker, everything. You want to talk

00:37:37about who deserves prison time? Start with yourself. Victoria's face went from gray to deathly white.

00:37:46She was shaking so hard she could barely stay upright. You're making all of this up! None of that is

00:37:52real!

00:37:53I kept my expression calm while internally I was counting down. Three, two, one. Babe, your turn.

00:38:00I just laid every card I have on the table. If you don't back me up right now, tonight I'm

00:38:04gonna find

00:38:05a delivery guy to feed on, and you can deal with the consequences. Though honestly, even when he's just

00:38:10sitting there looking serious, why does he have to be so damn attractive? I want to crawl into his lap

00:38:15and kiss him until he loses his voice. Ethan's fingers, which had been steadily tapping the table,

00:38:21suddenly stopped. A 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 his

00:38:48daughter 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 100 billion

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

00:39:09You move against us today and that deal vanishes immediately. I leaned against the table and studied

00:39:17the old man's self-satisfied face. Something twisted in my stomach. I closed my eyes and fully opened the

00:39:23succubus ability I had been holding back all week. Great. Plus. Hidden secrets. They came to me like a clear

00:39:29scent. Within seconds, Warren's entire dirty hand was laid out in my mind like an open book.

00:39:35100 billion deal. Please. Sweetheart. This man has three mistresses. Four offshore properties in the

00:39:43Cayman 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

00:39:56of them just 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.

00:40:08The way he looked at Warren now was pure predator. The look of someone who already knew every card on

00:40:13the table and found the whole game boring. The corner of his mouth curved slightly. The

00:40:17100 billion 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? Ethan pressed the remote without

00:40:27another word. The screen switched to a full forensic audit report. The critical findings highlighted in

00:40:33stark red. Page after page of transactions. Layered offshore shell company charts. Every thread leading

00:40:40back to one name. Warren. Ethan rose slowly from his chair. Then slammed a thick stack of documents onto

00:40:46the conference table. Papers flew everywhere. Five years. Four hundred million dollars. Every transaction,

00:40:54every count, every shell company named after your mistress. It's all right here, Warren. With this kind

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

00:41:03been

00:41:03backing him went pale. One by one, they quietly scooted their chairs back, desperate to distance themselves

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

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

00:41:21Ethan backlit, spine straight, completely dismantling the old fox without breaking a sweat. I couldn't help

00:41:28myself. God, he's unreal. My knees are gone. There it is. My Secubia instincts are firing hard. I want to

00:41:36throw him down on this conference table right now and ride him until he can't think straight. Ethan's

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

00:41:48He swung

00:41:49his head around and shot me a sharp look that said, control yourself right now. I stuck my tongue out

00:41:53at him.

00:41:54Just then, the conference room doors burst open. Several officers from the financial crimes unit walked in,

00:42:00faces grim and determined. Warren, you're under arrest for embezzlement and large-scale money laundry.

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

00:42:12thrashing 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

00:42:21criminals. 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 have

00:42:32a problem with Ms. 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

00:42:45their 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 slowly,

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

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

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

00:43:13me

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

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

00:43:26you actually 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.

00:43:37That was all it took. Whatever control he had left snapped. He grabbed me by the waist, lifted me off

00:43:43the

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

00:43:49Now I want you to show me every dirty thought that's been running through that head of yours.

00:43:54All of it. He pressed forward and kissed me hard. Several hours later, after we had thoroughly used

00:44:00every 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. The heat from the conference room had barely faded when the story

00:44:24exploded 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

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

00:44:41palm 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. Around 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

00:44:59opened. Ethan walked out holding a printed copy of the report, his expression ice cold. He didn't look at

00:45:05anyone 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

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

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

00:45:39you

00:45:39want for dinner tonight? I froze completely. Every lie I had prepared got stuck in my throat. I just

00:45:46stared at him. You're not going to ask? The whole internet is calling me a spy or a sleeper agent?

00:45:53Ethan stood and straightened his cuffs with that same calm composure. I'm curious. Then why aren't

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

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

00:46:08you up. I heard all of it. He stepped closer and caged me against the sofa with his body. I

00:46:14know what you

00:46:14are. A creature who survives on men's energy. That's it. What else do you want me to ask?

00:46:20He had known all along, and still draped his jacket over me in the break room. Still protected me. Still

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

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

00:46:37My toes burned. He's not right in the head. He's supposed to be allergic to women. He's supposed

00:46:43to run. But he's not afraid of me at all. Fine. If you're not scared, then tonight I'm going to

00:46:50wreck

00:46:51you completely. You'll be the one begging. Ethan's cufflink slipped from his fingers.

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

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

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,

00:47:17Ethan called an emergency board meeting. I sat in the corner officially just observing. The atmosphere

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

00:47:28and came out swinging. Mr. Frost, Jade Summers has no background. All of Wall Street is laughing at us.

00:47:36Our partners are questioning if she's a corporate spy. You need to fire her immediately and hand her over

00:47:43for 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. Mr. Frost,

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

00:48:01documents across the table. These are records of the internal accounts you two leakered to a competitor.

00:48:06On the subject of spies, you two seem far more experienced than my advisor. Sign the resignation

00:48:11and share transfer papers now, or 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 most fascinating

00:48:29thing in the world. Ethan straightened his tie, signed the latest restructuring document with one

00:48:34smooth stroke and spoke calmly. Effective immediately, the senior director position is dissolved. Jade Summers

00:48:40is now my executive advisor, with authority equal to mine on all matters. I nearly jumped out of my seat

00:48:46in

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

00:48:51if

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

00:48:56stay low-key. This dominantic man. I want to wrap my legs around him and make him pay for it.

00:49:01Ethan went

00:49:02completely still at the head of the table. He set his pen down and looked straight at me across the

00:49:07room.

00:49:07You don't want it? Every director turned, completely confused about who he was talking to.

00:49:12My face burned. I forced a gracious smile. Of course I do, Mr. Frost. It's an honor to serve under

00:49:18you.

00:49:19The tiniest smirk touched the corner of Ethan's mouth before disappearing behind his usual cold mask.

00:49:26The 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,

00:49:38deep V-neckline opened 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. The whispers

00:49:50about my mysterious past followed us. Before I could even take a sip of wine, rival executives

00:49:55approached with sharp smiles.

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

00:50:14succubus senses scanned the table. This one looks like an overfed French rye, energy level 2 at best.

00:50:21Looking at him longer should count as emotional damage. The rest of the table is even worse.

00:50:27Combined, they don't come close to one finger of my man.

00:50:31Across the table, Ethan's fingers tightened slightly around his glass the moment I thought,

00:50:36my man. He was clearly fighting a smile.

00:50:41Ethan lifted his glass to hide the small indulgent smile tugging at his lips.

00:50:45His dark eyes found mine across the room, sending heat straight through me.

00:50:51Nothing to say, Mrs. Summers? Could the media be right, that you have no real history at all?

00:50:58I was about to handle it my way when Ethan set his glass down. The entire room went silent. He

00:51:04stood,

00:51:05walked around the table, and stopped directly behind me. In front of every major player in Manhattan,

00:51:10he laced his fingers through mine and held my hand tight. Does anyone here have a problem with what's

00:51:16mine? His voice was quiet, but the word mine landed like a hammer. Hammer flashes exploded around us.

00:51:24Oh my god, that was the hottest thing I've seen in a thousand years. I'm in trouble. His energy is

00:51:32pouring into me and I need to drag him to the nearest bathroom right now. Ethan's grip tightened. He leaned

00:51:39down 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. I sat in

00:52:03Ethan's executive chair reading the flood of congratulatory messages when he appeared in the doorway,

00:52:08jacket off.

00:52:11Comfortable in that chair?

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

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

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

00:52:33me

00:52:34against the door and locked it. You've been driving me crazy with those thoughts every day.

00:52:39If you try to run now, you're not leaving this room for three days.

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

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 actually

00:53:01tearing 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,

00:53:10scrambling behind the desk. Mr. Frost, please control yourself. It's still business hours.

00:53:17If Leo walks in, we're both finished. I crouched behind the desk, trying to fix my ruined dress.

00:53:24Ethan stood against the door, chest heaving, staring at the spot where I had been. The vein in his temple

00:53:29pulsed. You 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 employee.

00:53:47Modern society values restraint and professionism. Okay, mostly I don't want to die of embarrassment.

00:53:53But what I just saw was terrifying. If we actually do this, he might break me. I'm genuinely not sure

00:54:00I'd survive. He heard everything. The panic and the helpless desire underneath. Some of the fury left

00:54:06his face. He exhaled, crossed the room, and gently pulled me out from behind the desk. Instead of

00:54:12continuing, he carefully fixed the broken strap of my dress with surprising patience. I stared at

00:54:18his profile and felt my heart do things it had no right to do. This man isn't fair. Top-tier

00:54:23energy is

00:54:23one thing, but this? I've been doing this for a thousand years. I cannot be falling for a human CEO.

00:54:28I refuse. His hands stilled. He looked down at me with quiet certainty. Tonight, my place in the

00:54:36hills. We're not in the office there. I 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.

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

00:55:08repressed CEO. I'm a cold-blooded suck-a-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? I short-circuited. I always forgot

00:55:24he could hear everything. Can you let me finish a thought before you respond? He walked a few steps,

00:55:30then stopped and turned around slowly. His dark eyes held mine with complete certainty.

00:55:34Jade. Just my name low, rough, and warm. Like he had been saying it for years. My heart dropped.

00:55:41It'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,

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

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

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

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

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

00:56:29The vein in his temple throbbed. He took the plate from my hands, pulled me into the study and pressed

00:56:34me 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

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

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

00:57:11Declaration of Asset Consolidation and Joint Equity. He had transferred half of all his core

00:57:16assets, including Frost Capital, into my name permanently. I couldn't speak. He just handed me

00:57:22half his life behind my back? On Wall Street, where everything is calculated. He split his entire

00:57:29fortune with a woman who barely exists? Is he insane? My eyes filled with tears. Ethan gently

00:57:35wiped the tear from my cheek. The media can't find your past. That's their failure, not yours. If

00:57:41they say you have no history, then I'll give you the strongest one in America. Starting today,

00:57:45you're my full partner at Frost Capital and my future wife.

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

00:57:55scared. This man must have some kind of beautiful brain damage. No brain damage. I snapped my head

00:58:02up and glared at him. Can you stop finishing my thoughts? Then stop thinking them so loudly.

00:58:09I took a deep breath and laid everything out. Ethan, I'm not from this world. I crossed over a few

00:58:15months ago. The person in those old photos isn't me. Every record I have here is fake. You just split

00:58:20your billion-dollar empire with someone who doesn't legally exist. Are you actually crazy? Are you done?

00:58:24He leaned back, completely calm. First, I don't care if your identity is real. Second,

00:58:28I didn't do this out of pity. I did it because I wanted to. Third, you crossed over. That makes

00:58:34this even simpler. He leaned forward, his presence overwhelming. If you have nothing in this world,

00:58:39then you need a home even more. Home? This pure golden energy man just offered a suckvo a home.

00:58:44I want to rip his clothes off and destroy him right now. We're just employer and employee. As of now,

00:58:49we're full partners. And you're my fiancé. I never agreed to that. And in your heart,

00:58:53you haven't refused either. I raised my hand in frustration and he caught my wrist midair,

00:58:58fingers scorching and precise. Jade, I don't care what abyss you came from. You're here now,

00:59:05on my turf. I'm not letting you starve and I'm not letting anyone lock you away.

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

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

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

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

00:59:40completely flip the suck-a-poor survival manual upside down? I was supposed to be the one running

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

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

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

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

01:00:06robe,

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

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

01:00:16slammed 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. You really

01:00:27don't mind? I'm not even human, and I constantly narrate every dirty thought I have about you.

01:00:33No one here knew the old me. Doesn't that make me some kind of dangerous freak?

01:00:37Ethan leaned against the counter and let out a low, rough laugh. You think someone who's heard

01:00:42every greedy, filthy, calculating thought people have since Yash Day has any room to judge a

01:00:46straightforward little suck of her? He stepped forward, took the mug from my hands and set it

01:00:50aside. You're the cleanest thing I've ever met. You think it, you say it, at least in your head.

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

01:01:01Even when you're trying to get to bed, you're completely honest. No 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.

01:01:12Oh my god, this man who barely flirted in his life just said something ten times

01:01:16deadlier than any dirty line I could come up with. My legs are done. I want him to pin me

01:01:21against this counter and take me right here, right now. The next day at Frost Capital,

01:01:27everything looked normal on the surface. I sat in my new executive office, tugging at my collar,

01:01:32replaying his low, burning voice from the kitchen. How does a man made of ice become even more

01:01:37dangerous when he gets warm? Did he secretly take an advanced flirting masterclass? My phone buzzed.

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

01:01:49Ethan Frost, can 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 and

01:01:58untouchable. When you think things that loudly, it's impossible to ignore. I fell apart.

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

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

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

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

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

01:02:32We either quiet down in there or we handle it right now. I forgot how to breathe. My body melted

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

01:02:43head

01:02:44until his lips nearly touched mine, voice rough. For example, finishing what we started in the

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

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

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

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

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

01:03:19of

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

01:03:36slid 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.

01:03:55But I can promise not to take every wild thought you have seriously. Oh yeah? Which ones don't you

01:03:59take seriously? Like when you tell yourself every night that you're going to get on top

01:04:03and drain me until I'm begging for mercy. I nearly choked on the wine. For the record,

01:04:08I meant every word of that. Ethan's hand froze. His eyes ignited with raw hunger. Is that so?

01:04:13Then starting tonight, I'm taking that thought very seriously. Is this man reverse trapping me right

01:04:19now? Yes. I laughed equal parts delighted and furious and pinched his thigh hard. Ethan Frost,

01:04:27you're supposed to be Wall Street's coldest predator. When did you learn to talk like a

01:04:31damn romance hero? Ethan leaned across the table and caught my wrist, voice low and gravelly.

01:04:36I'm a businessman in the boardroom. But when it comes to you, I'm your man. And I plan on making

01:04:42every filthy idea in your head real. In bed. It's over. A thousand years of experience,

01:04:49and this human is about to take me down. The dinner lasted two full hours.

01:04:56By the end, my legs were weak from the constant wave of his energy. Ethan barely spoke, but his thumb

01:05:01kept tracing slow circles over my knuckles. Proper on the surface, but full of promise underneath.

01:05:07I set down my fork and stared at his handsome, cold face. I've always wondered, when exactly did you

01:05:15realize I wasn't human? Day one. The second you walked into my office. Day one? All you knew was

01:05:24that I had a very active inner mana law shock. It was more than that. He leaned back, exuding pure

01:05:31power.

01:05:32When you walked in, something about you felt different. I've sensed greed and corruption in

01:05:39people since I was a child. But with you, it was bold, yes. Your thoughts about me were wild,

01:05:47but your desire was pure. It wasn't until you screamed internally that you were a succubus

01:05:54that I confirmed it. So you knew I was some kind of energy-hungry creature? Who wanted to devour

01:06:01you and you still hired me? What kind of risk management is that? Ethan suddenly leaned across

01:06:07the table, gripped my jaw, and tilted my face up, eyes burning. The most desire I see is full of

01:06:12lie

01:06:12and power plays. Yours was honest. You wanted me because your instincts said so. That makes you more

01:06:20real than anyone who's ever walked through my door. Help. I spend all day mentally trying to get

01:06:26into this man's pants and he calls that clean and pure? My values are fine. I've just finally found the

01:06:34real thing. When we left the restaurant, a light rain had just stopped. Ethan draped his jacket over

01:06:43my 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. Tell me, Mr. CEO, you've really never

01:07:11dated before? No Harris's or models ever caught your eye? No. Then how are you so good at all

01:07:16of this? You talk like you came with built-in charm software. Ethan stopped under a street lamp.

01:07:20He cradled the back of my head and tilted my face up. Because with you, I don't need experience.

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

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

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

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

01:07:50eye contact when I passed. In public, Ethan remained the icy, lethal CEO. But the second

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

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

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

01:08:10couch wrapped in his jacket and his arms. How does he do it? I scawed 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

01:08:26my body in your head. My face burned. I do not. You just finished planning exactly which

01:08:34position you want to use tonight. To drain me completely. I gave up pretending. I walked over,

01:08:40straddled his lap and hooked a finger in his shirt. Since you hear everything anyway, this weekend.

01:08:45You and me at a normal movie theater. No suit. No Leo. No meetings. A real date. You in? Ethan's

01:08:53hand slid

01:08:53slowly under my skirt, resting on my inner thigh. Yes. As long as you don't run halfway through,

01:09:00I'll go anywhere with you. That 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. The corner

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

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

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

01:09:38I put my hand over his. He turned his palm and locked our fingers together, tight and burning. By the

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

01:09:50palm was sweaty the whole time. Your body temperature was running higher than mine. That's because you

01:09:57had a death grip on my hand. Ethan pulled me out of the crowd, bent down, and brushed his lips

01:10:02against

01:10:02my ear. That's because you never once thought about letting go. On the ride home, Ethan and I sat in

01:10:11the back with our hands still locked. Leo drove in professional silence. Ethan, hypothetically,

01:10:17if there was no energy connection between us, would you still have kept me that first day?

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

01:10:30There was no calculation. No interest in power or money. You just looked at me

01:10:38like I was a person. He pulled me closer. In this city,

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

01:10:55has been starving for something real. Leo stiffened visibly in the front seat.

01:11:01Leo heard nothing. Correct, sir. I heard nothing. In fact, I'm already drafting my resignation.

01:11:08You're not resigning. I'll increase your equity another half point. I buried my face in Ethan's

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

01:11:22Don't waste energy on that garbage. He took my phone and pulled me against him.

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

01:11:36Ethan hooked an arm around my waist and held me tight. The resonance isn't a curse. You're not draining me.

01:11:43It goes both ways. I need you too. You gave me something I never had. The feeling of being truly

01:11:51alive.

01:11:52You're scared I'll run. To protect you. Yes. I'm scared. He admitted it straight. No shields.

01:12:01You were ready to disappear. Alone to keep me safe. Jade, I don't need protection. I need you to stay.

01:12:09Right here with me. I wrapped my arms around his neck and bit down on his collarbone,

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

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

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,

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

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

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

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

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

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

01:13:20His 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. You can't punish thought crimes. Ethan leaned in, breath hot against my lips.

01:13:33You're right. I'm not great at this in front of others.

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

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

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

01:13:56Later 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?

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

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

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

01:14:26My throat tightened.

01:14:27He's been doing this quietly since I moved in. He never planned for me to stay in the shadows.

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

01:14:46Not 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 five minutes,

01:14:55you compulsive eavesdropper? Business hours are over. Come home. I'll walk you through everything in

01:15:01the penthouse. That night, Ethan took me to the new rooftop terrace overlooking the city. He handed me a

01:15:09glass of wine 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 want

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

01:15:34trust structure is done. You'll be recognized as the heir of an ancient private dynasty. It's complicated,

01:15:39but it will hold. Why go this far? Hiding in your assets would have been safer for you. Because I'm

01:15:45done watching you think you belong in the shadows. And I'm not letting you keep one eye on the exit

01:15:51because you're scared of hurting me. He tucked my hair back, then pressed his fingers firmly against

01:15:57my inner thigh. That highest seat has always been yours. Not out of pity. You earned it.

01:16:03I'm completely done for. No succubus could resist a cold, celibate man who decides to love this

01:16:08obsessively. I dropped my glass, slid my hands into his collar and straddled his waist. Since your

01:16:15plan is this perfect, I think we've earned some very high returns. Up here, with no one to interrupt us,

01:16:20don't you think? That 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 in the

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

01:16:39You're really not scared? In the abyss, all I thought about was draining men like you completely.

01:16:48He drove deeper, drawing a helpless moan from me. You came from there, but now you're in my bed.

01:16:54By normal logic, shouldn't you have called a priest to exorcite me? Ethan gave a rare,

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

01:17:07Not a chance. He 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,

01:17:21you only eat at my table. After a thousand years of hunger, this feels like the luckiest detour in

01:17:29existence. Ethan went still, then laughed and gave my ass a sharp smack. In the middle of this, the best

01:17:36you

01:17:36can think is cosmically lucky. Try I'm the lucky one, 30 years old, and 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 3 years for defamation and

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

01:18:06zero emotion. Natural consequences. If she'd focused on doing her job instead of trying to destroy me,

01:18:13she'd still have a career. Speaking of the sofa, the leather is nice. But last week when Ethan had me

01:18:22pinned here and used his tide. Across 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 10 times today. I tucked my dress lower

01:18:39and looked at him innocently while turning up the heat in my thoughts. So, 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. Then he drew his

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

01:19:21Ethan, you won't like what happens next. It's when the most controlled man in the world turns dangerous

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

01:19:33the

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

01:19:40Focus.

01:19:43Three months later, in deep autumn, the first snow fell on Manhattan. Ethan had bought a new penthouse with a

01:19:49breathtaking view over the city. I stood at the floor to ceiling windows when a hot, bare hand pulled me

01:19:55back against

01:19:55his solid body. New place. Do you like it? I love it. So, Mr. CEO, you bought the penthouse with

01:20:03this exact view,

01:20:04just to recreate our first real night together? Ethan laughed low, the sound vibrating through me.

01:20:08Not a recreation. I want every day you spend in this world to have this view, your city and mine,

01:20:14together. I turned, let my hand slide down his abs and hooked into his rope. One thing though,

01:20:19you've gone public with me, split your fortune, told the world I'm yours, and you still haven't given me

01:20:28one proper engagement ring. On human timelines, that's a violation. That bulletproof asset declaration

01:20:34outrangs any diamond. For a suckfa who only cares about energy, does it really matter? I thought

01:20:41stubbornly. Probably not. Because whether it's the assets or that insane body of his, I decided long

01:20:48ago I'm keeping both. For life. No returns. Heard every word. The last of his cool distance melted. He pulled

01:20:56out a small velvet box. Inside was a simple, elegant, antique silver band. Had it ready since the day you

01:21:02moved

01:21:02in. Last night, after you wore me out and fell asleep, I measured your finger. He slid the ring

01:21:07onto my finger with complete ownership. Perfect fit. Of course it is. This man is precise about

01:21:14everything. For the first time in forever, I didn't run. I rose on my toes and kissed him deep real

01:21:19and

01:21:20full of everything I felt. Ethan Frost. Thank you for finding a stray little monster and giving her a real

01:21:27reason to stay. Thank you for falling out of whatever clack in the universe you came from and landing in

01:21:34my office. He cupped the back of my head and kissed me back, deep and warm. Outside, snow fell quietly

01:21:42over

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

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