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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.
00:00:25I want to ruin him with my mouth from those cold lips down his chest until I'm wrapped around his
00:00:30thick throbbing cock, sucking him dry and breaking his perfect control. Suddenly, Ethan snaps his pen
00:00:36clean in half. He stares at me jaw-tight voice rough. You're hired. He can hear every filthy thought in
00:00:43my head. I'm Jade Summers. One second I was the most seductive succubus in the abyss, drunk on desire and
00:00:49raw sexual energy. The next I blinked and found myself dumped on a crowded street in New York City.
00:00:54This place is insane. The whole city reeks of lust, yet everyone struts around acting like
00:01:00they're above it, preaching self-control, purity and proper behavior. A few days ago I was so starved
00:01:06I could barely hold my human shape. All I did was run my hand over my co-worker's abs to
00:01:11steal a
00:01:11little energy, and I got dragged into HR, publicly fired for sexual harassment, and almost arrested.
00:01:17No legal identity here means I starve. End of story. So I squeezed myself into the most buttoned-up
00:01:23black 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
00:01:34me was the one who runs everything. Ethan Frost. Everyone called him untouchable. Cold privileged,
00:01:41disciplined to the bone. A man so controlled that women could throw themselves at him all night and
00:01:46he would not even blink. But the moment I stepped into his office, a thick wave of pure, scorching masculine
00:01:52energy slammed into me. My succubus instincts went feral. Oh my god. Look at those broad shoulders,
00:01:59that tight waist, those powerful thighs. Those dress pants are stretched so obscenely I can see
00:02:05the 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
00:02:19suit off him and ride him raw until he's shaking and begging. I was deep in that filthy fantasy when
00:02:25a loud snap cracked through the room. Ethan's luxury pen broke in half, black ink spilling over his
00:02:31fingers. He slowly lifted his gaze. It was cold, dark eyes pinned me like a predator. His voice came out
00:02:38low, rough, and dangerously controlled. He paused, jaw-tight, eyes burning with something dark and volatile.
00:02:44Jade Summers. You're hired.
00:02:48I stood there completely stunned. You really just hired me? After I had mentally stripped him naked
00:02:54and 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
00:03:05office 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
00:03:15shoved 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
00:03:27quickly put on my most innocent, obedient face. Of course, director. I'll be completely professional.
00:03:33But inside, my succubus side was burning with contempt. Throwing myself at him? Please. You look at him like you
00:03:40own him. You have no idea how good it feels to be flooded with that kind of raw, masculine energy.
00:03:44It would probably kill you. A body like his deserves to be claimed every single day. I want to wrap
00:03:49myself around 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, his presence
00:04:00filling the hallway. His dark, intense eyes were locked directly on my face. Victoria spun around
00:04:06instantly, flashing a sweet, adoring smile. Mr. Frost! I was just giving the new assistant some
00:04:12orientation on proper office standards, making sure the wrong kind of woman doesn't cause you
00:04:17any problems. Ethan ignored her completely. His gaze never left me. I watched his throat tighten
00:04:23as he swallowed slowly, something dark and heated flashing in his eyes. His voice came out low and
00:04:28commanding. Coffee. Now. Five minutes later, I walked into the CEO's office with a cup of black
00:04:37coffee. The 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. Ethan was leaning
00:04:48back in his chair, reviewing documents like nothing in the world could shake him. Shirt buttoned. Tie
00:04:54straight. Face cold enough to freeze over hell. But my eyes had no loyalty to my brain. They kept
00:05:00drifting lower, straight to the tight stretch of his dress pants. That energy is so thick and pure
00:05:06it's making me dizzy. The way those pants hug him should be illegal. If he ever let loose on me,
00:05:11he would completely wreck me. God, I want to- I was so busy staring that I completely missed the
00:05:16face
00:05:16beside me. My heel caught the edge of it and rolled. I lost my balance and pitched forward straight
00:05:22into him. The entire cup of scalding coffee splashed across his lap. Every single drop.
00:05:28A low, ragged groan tore out of him. The documents in his hand scattered all over the floor.
00:05:34My soul nearly left my body. I scrambled up, grabbed the tissue box off his desk and started
00:05:39frantically 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
00:05:57shake. Wait, is he getting hard? God, he's huge. Ugh, I just want to rip these pants open and put
00:06:03my mouth onto his monstrous cock. Ethan's hand, which had been reaching for the tissues,
00:06:09stopped dead in Medair. For one terrifying second, the whole office went silent. Then his large burning
00:06:15hand came down on my lower back. He seized me and pulled me hard against his chest. My breath caught,
00:06:20his body was solid against mine, his breath hot and uneven on my face. That perfect frozen
00:06:26composure finally cracked, and what leaked through was dark, hungry, and dangerous. His voice dropped
00:06:32low. You really can't stop looking there, can you?
00:06:37His voice was low against my ear, and that thick, impossible bulge pressing against me was
00:06:42impossible to ignore. My succubus control was hanging by a thread. This man was plain dirty.
00:06:47And the worst part was, I was almost sure he knew it. I swallowed hard, my whole body going soft
00:06:53against him. My arms slid around his neck before my brain could stop them. I leaned in, lips parting,
00:06:59the tip of my tongue just barely brushing out. One more inch. Just one. Then the memory hit me like
00:07:05a fire alarm. HR dragging me out of my last job in front of everyone. Security watching me like I
00:07:10was
00:07:10dangerous. The threat of handcuffs, police, and a permanent record, all because I touched a
00:07:15co-worker's abs when I was starving. My blood went cold. This was not some random office.
00:07:21This was the CEO's office in New York. And this was Ethan Frost, one of the most powerful men in
00:07:26the country. Throwing myself at him was not a cute little workplace mistake. This could destroy my
00:07:32life. All my succubus confidence disappeared in an instant. I came here to survive, not to end up in
00:07:39prison. I shoved him back with a sudden burst of strength, slipped out of his arms and dropped hard
00:07:44onto the floor. Mr. Frost, I'm so sorry. I swear I'm a respectable woman. I just slipped. That's all.
00:07:51I wasn't trying anything. Please don't call the police. I'm not some kind of predator. I fumbled
00:07:56with the door, yanked it open, and ran. But as the door swung shut behind me, I caught one last
00:08:02glimpse
00:08:02through the narrow crack. Ethan, the famously celibate, untouchable Ice Prince, was still standing
00:08:08exactly where I had left him. His shirt was wrinkled. His breathing was rough. His hands were
00:08:14empty, like he had not expected me to escape. And the look in his eyes was not anger. It was
00:08:20hunger.
00:08:20The kind that made my knees weak even from the other side of the door.
00:08:25That afternoon I went to the break room to get some water and calm myself down. The coffee disaster was
00:08:30still replaying in my head, along with Ethan's hand on my waist, his rough breathing, and the way he
00:08:36had looked at me before I ran. I needed water. Possibly an exorcism. The second I turned around
00:08:42Victoria was walking straight toward me with a full basin of ice water in her hands. She stopped
00:08:47right in front of me, a small vicious smile tugging at her lips. Then she let her foot slip on
00:08:53purpose.
00:08:53The entire basin came crashing down over me. Ice water soaked through my thin white blouse in seconds.
00:08:59The fabric turned almost transparent, clinging to every curve and leaving far too much on display.
00:09:05Co-workers rushed over from every direction. Seriously? She wore that under a white blower?
00:09:11That is not exactly office appropriate. I'm not surprised. She walked into Mr. Frost's office
00:09:15for her interview and came out hired, connect the dots. And now she's acting shopped, people are
00:09:19staring? Please, you don't dress like that by accident. Victoria stood at the front of the crowd,
00:09:25savoring every second of my humiliation. Her voice was sweet, but every word was meant to cut.
00:09:30Everyone seeing this? Our new secretary shows up on day one with lingerie under a white plouse and
00:09:35expects us to believe she is here for spreadsheets? I hugged my soaked blouse to my chest, shivering.
00:09:41This is his frost capital, not 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.
00:09:49Get 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
00:09:58last
00:09:59drop he has. You're nothing compared to that. Victoria took my silence for fear and reached
00:10:03for my wet collar. What, nothing to say now? You were so good at playing innocent earlier.
00:10:09Come on, let everyone see what kind of professional you really are.
00:10:12The crowd suddenly went silent. What is going on here?
00:10:17One low, cutting voice was enough to freeze the entire break room. Everyone fell silent and stepped
00:10:22aside at once. Ethan walked in. His gaze landed on my soaked, almost transparent blouse. For one
00:10:29long second, he said nothing. His jaw tightened and his throat moved once hard. Those eyes usually
00:10:36cold enough to keep the whole office at a distance, darken the moment they saw me. Mr. Frost, look at
00:10:42her.
00:10:43I don't know what kind of stunt she pulled to end up like this, but she's been standing here,
00:10:48putting herself on display and trying to make everyone uncomfortable.
00:10:51Ethan did not even look at her. He shrugged off his jacket, still warm and carrying that clean
00:10:56cedar scent, then stepped in front of me and wrapped it around my shoulders. The jacket swallowed me almost
00:11:02completely, cutting off every stare in the room. The second his warmth touched my skin, that rich,
00:11:07dangerous energy of his rolled over me. My knees nearly gave out right there. Without a word he
00:11:13took my wrist and led me out of the break room. No one dared to stop him. The moment we
00:11:18reached his
00:11:18office, he pushed the door open with one hard motion and pulled me inside. Then he locked it.
00:11:24The click of the lock went straight through me. Every bit of suppressed succubus instinct I had been
00:11:29trying to bury came roaring back to life. A locked door. Just the two of us. Oh, I know exactly
00:11:34where this
00:11:35is going. He is going to push me against that floor to clearing window, tear off this ruined blouse,
00:11:39use that tie to trap my wrists, and punish me until I forget how to stand. Yes daddy. Punish me
00:11:45like I'm
00:11:45a bad girl. Ethan stopped. His back went rigid. For a moment, the office was so quiet I could hear
00:11:51my
00:11:52own heartbeat. Then a vein jumped at his temple and he took one slow breath like he was trying very
00:11:57hard
00:11:57not to lose control. When he turned around, his expression had gone dangerously still. The next second
00:12:03he crossed the room, caught me by the waist, and backed me against the window. His hands landed
00:12:08on either side of my head, caging me in completely. The glass was cold against my back. He was burning
00:12:14hot in front of me. His voice came out low, restrained, and rough around the edges.
00:12:19What exactly goes on in that little head of yours all day, Jade?
00:12:24Pinned against the window by a man that tall, that close, and that intense, I pulled my shoulders in
00:12:29and gave him my best helpless, wide-eyed look. Mr. Frost, I wasn't thinking anything. I was just
00:12:36scared after getting soaked like that. Ethan let out a low, cold laugh. His fingers closed around my
00:12:42jaw and tilted my face up. His breath brushed over my lips, warm and dangerously uneven. He did not
00:12:48answer me. Instead, his other hand went to his tie. He pulled it loose in one slow, deliberate motion
00:12:54like he had all the time in the world. Then he dropped it onto the desk. My pulse jumped. Then
00:12:59he
00:12:59undid the top two buttons of his shirt. That collarbone. That shadow beneath the open fabric.
00:13:05That hard, controlled body he kept locked away under expensive suits every single day. He stepped
00:13:10right into my line of sight and stayed there. This man was baiting me on purpose. I stared at his
00:13:16open
00:13:16collar and swallowed hard. My traitorous hand started rising on its own, reaching for that warm,
00:13:22firm chest like I had no survival instincts at all. Screw it. He started this. Just touching him
00:13:27would be worth it. My fingertips were one breath away from touching him. Then the alarm in my head
00:13:39screamed. Flashing lights. Cold handcuffs. Iron bars. A full criminal case with my name on it. Getting
00:13:47fired for touching a co-worker's abs was bad enough. Putting my hands on the CEO of Frost Capital,
00:13:52there was a life sentence in heels. Self-preservation kicked in. I snatched my hand back,
00:13:58ducked under his arm, and slipped away. Mr. Frost, my eyes are closed. I didn't see anything. Please
00:14:04keep your shirt on. I have absolutely zero inappropriate thoughts about you. I spun toward the
00:14:10door and got my hand on the lock. But before I could turn it, a rush of cedar and heat
00:14:14swept over me
00:14:15from behind. Ethan was suddenly there, his shirt still undone. One hand braced against the door,
00:14:21trapping me in place. His chest pressed close against my back, and his breath brushed over my
00:14:26ear. Zero inappropriate thoughts? His voice was low and rough, with an edge that left no room to hide.
00:14:33His fingers found my jaw from behind and turned my head, forcing my gaze back to the open stretch of
00:14:38his shirt and everything it revealed. How disappointing. I have plenty of dirty thoughts
00:14:44about you, Jade Summers. That line, spoken from that close, nearly made my succubus tail come out.
00:14:52I stood trapped between the door and his heat, completely unable to move. Just when I thought
00:14:57he was about to forget every last bit of restraint and do something about it right there in his office,
00:15:02the pressure suddenly lifted. He reached into the pocket of the jacket wrapped around me and slipped
00:15:07in a black and gold invitation card, along with a handwritten note.
00:15:11Tomorrow night's finance charity gala. You're attending as my executive advisor.
00:15:15Go to this address today and get a gown. By the time I made it back to my desk,
00:15:19the note was still warm in my palm. The next evening, a black Maybach pulled up smoothly in
00:15:24front of an elite boutique on Fifth Avenue. The store manager had clearly been briefed in advance
00:15:29and met us at the door with a polished, professional smile.
00:15:32Miss Summers, right this way, to the fitting area. She looped the tape around my chest,
00:15:37then 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
00:15:47once in a lifetime. She immediately pulled out a red gown, deep V neckline, open back,
00:15:53a slit that started high on the thigh. I recommend this one. Wear this tonight,
00:15:58and you'll be the best thing that ever happened 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.
00:16:08With this body in that dress? Absolutely lethal. So that is why he kept looking at me like that
00:16:14yesterday. He has been wanting to see me in this all along. Fine, I'll wear it to the gala and
00:16:21watch
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. If he lost control in front of everyone at the gala, I would lose the
00:16:40job and then I would starve. I backed away from the dress like it had personally threatened me,
00:16:45both hands clamped to my collar. No, absolutely not. High neck, long sleeves, ankle length if possible.
00:16:51I am a professional. The words had barely left my mouth when a quiet, unmistakably amused laugh came
00:16:57from just outside the heavy fitting room curtain. Ethan had appeared on the other side, perfectly
00:17:02dressed, perfectly composed and somehow right there. He glanced at the manager, his expression
00:17:07unreadable. Give 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
00:17:26a time,
00:17:27his tall frame carrying the full weight of his presence, until my back pressed against the full
00:17:31length mirror. Mr. Frost, what are you doing? I swallowed hard. My palms were damp. Ethan set
00:17:38the 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
00:17:54between them and wrapped it around my waist, pulling me in from behind in a way that felt
00:17:58far too close to an embrace. His energy washed over me all at once and my legs nearly gave out.
00:18:04Help. He is so close. He is so warm. This is going to drown me. Those shoulders, that waist,
00:18:13right here, within reach, I want to push him back against this mirror, tear that suit off him, and make
00:18:21him lose every bit of that perfect control. Ethan's breathing changed. He dipped his head, his lips only
00:18:29a breath from my ear, and his voice came out low enough to make my knees weaken. Jade, let me
00:18:34find out
00:18:35for myself exactly how extraordinary you are. His hand moved slowly up my back. The other cradled the back of
00:18:44my head. His face tilted closer and his lips were one second away from mine. One second before contact, the
00:18:51coward in me took over. I dropped, tried to slip under his arm, and aimed for the narrow gap beside
00:18:57him. This
00:18:58time he did not let me get away. His arm caught my waist and pulled me back hard against him.
00:19:03For a second, my feet
00:19:04left the floor and my back hit the mirror with a low, solid sound. His chest was pressed against mine
00:19:10with no space between us at all. Those dark eyes were done pretending. Every bit of restraint he had
00:19:15been wearing like a second suit was gone. His voice came out rough and absolute. Stop thinking about
00:19:22ruining me, and then running the second things get real. His grip tightened at my waist, firm enough to
00:19:28make it clear that this time he was not letting me slip away. Jade, you are wearing that red dress.
00:19:34To the gala tonight. His eyes moved over my face, then lowered briefly to the gown beside us.
00:19:41Because right now, I want to see you in it.
00:19:48I ran but it did not matter. That night at the charity gala, I was still wearing the red dress
00:19:53Ethan had personally approved. The venue was all crystal chandeliers, champagne towers, and people
00:19:59pretending they were not staring. We had barely made it through the entrance when Victoria appeared
00:20:04with a glass of wine and a sweet, innocent smile. Miss Summers, Mr. Frost left a backup document in the
00:20:11storage room at the end of the hall. Be useful and go get it for him. I was lightheaded with
00:20:17hunger and
00:20:18too distracted to think clearly so I went. The moment I stepped through the old wooden door,
00:20:22the lock clicked shut from the outside. Heels clicked away into silence. Victoria. Obviously.
00:20:29The storage room had no windows and no ventilation. It was dark, cramped and sweltering, like I had been
00:20:35sealed inside an oven. In that kind of heat with my body already starving, my succubus instincts kicked
00:20:41into full overdrive. The hunger rose from somewhere deep inside me burning through my veins,
00:20:46turning my legs weak. All I could think about was the fitting room. Ethan's arms around my waist.
00:20:52His breath at my ear. That clean, intoxicating energy pouring off him and sinking into my skin.
00:20:57I just need him to hold me right now. That's it. Just hold me.
00:21:03If he came through that door and completely took me over, I don't know how much longer I can hold
00:21:08back.
00:21:09The lock turned again. The dark silhouette slipped inside and shut the door behind him.
00:21:14Then he locked it again. My breath caught.
00:21:17How long are you going? Keep driving me crazy like this, Jade.
00:21:21Mr. Frost? How did you get in here? I didn't do anything. I didn't even say anything.
00:21:25You didn't have to. Every single word.
00:21:27He moved closer. That overwhelming heat rolled over me, rich and controlled and dangerous.
00:21:33His hand pressed to the wall beside my head, and he backed me into it with his body without ever
00:21:38fully touching where he should not. In the dark, he leaned down until his nose almost brushed mine.
00:21:43His voice was low, rough, and far too steady. Then he repeated my own thoughts back to me word for
00:21:49word, calm and merciless. I couldn't stop imagining Ethan's thick cock pushing against my pussy.
00:21:56Jade Summers, you've been undressing me in your head every day since the interview.
00:22:00Did you really think I couldn't hear you?
00:22:03From the moment you walked into my office on day one, every single word, I heard all of it.
00:22:10His voice was low and steady in the dark, but it carried a weight that made my knees want to
00:22:15give
00:22:15out. I stood there completely still, my mind blank. Day one? That means every thought?
00:22:22Every single insane thing I've been thinking about him?
00:22:26Every single one.
00:22:28He answered like he was reading from a file, his lips almost brushing my ear.
00:22:33Including?
00:22:35I want to tear him apart.
00:22:37My face burned with humiliation. I wanted the floor to open up and swallow me straight back to
00:22:42the abyss. A thousand years of dignity, gone. Destroyed in one storage.
00:22:47Heard that too.
00:22:48His breath scorched my skin as he pressed closer. Through the thin fabric of his dress pants,
00:22:54I could feel the unmistakable heat and hard shape of him pushing firmly against me.
00:22:58I tried to back away on instinct, but there was nowhere to go. The wall was already pressed
00:23:03against my spine.
00:23:05Still trying to run from me?
00:23:07There was something dangerous in his voice now. Not anger exactly. Something darker.
00:23:12Something tightly leashed.
00:23:14I 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
00:23:22already 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
00:23:31actually let him do whatever he wants.
00:23:33Ethan let out one quiet laugh.
00:23:35Jail? That is what you're scared of?
00:23:38His fingers caught my jaw and tipped my chin up. Those eyes were always so cold. Not now.
00:23:43Now they looked like they could burn me alive. You weren't scared when you were imagining my
00:23:48pants on the floor. And taking everything I have.
00:23:53My breath caught.
00:23:54That was private.
00:23:56Not to me.
00:23:57His thumb brushed along my jaw. Slow enough to make my entire body tighten.
00:24:01Jade, listen to me.
00:24:03His voice dropped lower.
00:24:05I'm not calling the police.
00:24:07I swallowed hard.
00:24:08I'm not firing you.
00:24:10He leaned closer. Every word deliberate.
00:24:14I'm done holding back.
00:24:16I'm going to give you every filthy thing you've been begging for.
00:24:21My breathing fell apart completely.
00:24:24Every word out of his mouth landed like a hook, catching on every nerve in my body.
00:24:28Give me what I want.
00:24:30Healy just said that.
00:24:31Does he even understand what he's offering?
00:24:34I do.
00:24:35He dipped his head, the tip of his nose brushing mine, his voice rough and low.
00:24:38From the day you walked into my office, I knew exactly what was going through your head.
00:24:43I didn't send you away.
00:24:44I didn't let you go.
00:24:46I kept pulling you closer on purpose.
00:24:48His hand settled firmly on my waist.
00:24:50Strong but not forcing.
00:24:51Like he was giving me one final chance to back out.
00:24:54Ask yourself why.
00:24:56I opened my mouth, but no words came out.
00:24:58Why?
00:24:59Unless you actually want me just as badly?
00:25:02There it is.
00:25:03Then he pulled me in and kissed me hard.
00:25:05It was not tentative.
00:25:06It was not polite.
00:25:07It was not the careful, controlled kiss of a man asking permission with every breath.
00:25:12It was hunger finally breaking through restraint.
00:25:14Weeks of cold composure cracked open all at once, and the man underneath was anything but calm.
00:25:19One hand held the back of my head, keeping me from retreating.
00:25:22The other traced my waist, his touch leaving heat everywhere it landed.
00:25:27I could not breathe.
00:25:28My hands found his shoulders on their own.
00:25:30Fingers digging into the expensive fabric of his suit jacket.
00:25:33This man cannot be real.
00:25:35No one this controlled should kiss like this.
00:25:38Ethan pulled back half an inch, his mouth still brushing mine.
00:25:41Stay with me.
00:25:42Then he kissed me again.
00:25:43Deeper this time.
00:25:45Slower.
00:25:45More deliberate.
00:25:47Like 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.
00:25:53His hand found the slit of my red dress and slipped beneath the fabric, his fingers grazing the inside of
00:25:59my thigh.
00:26:00The sound escaped before I could stop it.
00:26:02My whole body went soft against him.
00:26:05Ethan's breathing turned rougher.
00:26:07His hand moved higher, careful but devastating, stopping just short of the place that would have ruined every last bit
00:26:13of my self-control.
00:26:14Don't stop.
00:26:15Please don't stop now.
00:26:16His fingers tightened slightly against my thigh.
00:26:19I heard that.
00:26:19His hand was just about to move again when the storage room door exploded inward from a single kick.
00:26:27Victoria's voice rang down the entire corridor.
00:26:29Everyone, get over here.
00:26:31I found her.
00:26:31Frost 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.
00:26:39Victoria had brought security guards, senior executives, and half the gala with her.
00:26:43Her face was twisted with triumph, like she had been waiting all night to turn one private mistake into a
00:26:49public scandal.
00:26:50This is exactly what I warned you about.
00:26:53She is a liability.
00:26:54She disappears during work hours, drags some man into a restricted area, and puts the entire company's reputation at risk.
00:27:01The flashlight swept wildly across the room.
00:27:03Then the beam landed on us.
00:27:05On Ethan.
00:27:06On me, pressed against the wall in his arms.
00:27:09Victoria's scream died in her throat.
00:27:11Ethan's jacket came down over my shoulders, heavy with cedar and body heat, covering me completely.
00:27:17He pulled me back against his chest, shielding me from every stare in the doorway.
00:27:22His shirt was rumpled.
00:27:23His collar hung open.
00:27:25His belt was half undone.
00:27:27And those eyes, usually distant and untouchable, were burning now with something dark enough to make every person at that
00:27:33door step back.
00:27:34He turned his head and swept the room with one look.
00:27:37Who the hell gave you permission to kick down my door?
00:27:43Her legs gave out.
00:27:45She dropped straight to the floor, her face white as paper.
00:27:48She had spent the whole night setting a trap for me.
00:27:50She had dragged half the company here to watch my downfall.
00:27:53But she never imagined the man she would catch with me would be Ethan Frost himself.
00:27:58I stayed tucked against Ethan's chest, feeling his heartbeat under my cheek.
00:28:02And for once I did not even try to hide my satisfaction.
00:28:06Well, surprise Victoria.
00:28:07You tried to ruin my night.
00:28:09And now he's about to ruin, ruin your entire career.
00:28:12Honestly, I could not have planned it better myself.
00:28:15Ethan's arm tightened possessively around my waist.
00:28:18He looked down at the woman collapsed on the floor with total indifference.
00:28:21His voice cold and final.
00:28:24He looked toward Leo, who had just pushed through the crowd.
00:28:27Take her to accounting.
00:28:28Have her office cleared before midnight.
00:28:30Then make sure she never sets foot inside Frost Capital again.
00:28:35The corridor was so quiet you could hear champagne bubbles popping in the next room.
00:28:40Victoria was still screaming as security dragged her away.
00:28:43Mr. Frost!
00:28:45You can't fire me over this!
00:28:47That little slut seduced you!
00:28:50You're not thinking clearly because of her!
00:28:53Her voice faded toward the elevator bank, then disappeared.
00:28:56Ethan did not even look in her direction.
00:28:59He bent down, scooped me up over his shoulder like I weighed nothing and started walking.
00:29:03Mr. Frost!
00:29:04Put me down!
00:29:05I can walk!
00:29:07I hung upside down against his back, half-heartedly patting his shoulder blades.
00:29:11He didn't stop.
00:29:12He carried me straight through the executive corridor and up to the penthouse suite at the
00:29:16top of the building.
00:29:17The suite door flew open with one powerful kick.
00:29:20Then it slammed shut and locked.
00:29:22The world spun, and I landed on the enormous soft bed, somewhere between being thrown and
00:29:28placed.
00:29:28Before I could even sit up, Ethan came down over me.
00:29:31All that intense, controlled power aimed straight at my body.
00:29:34His tie was already in his hand.
00:29:36He 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.
00:29:45We got interrupted earlier.
00:29:46His voice was rough and low, his breath hot against my face.
00:29:50We were way past pretending.
00:29:52He could hear every thought in my head.
00:29:54There was nothing left to hide.
00:29:55Something inside me finally broke.
00:29:58I reached up, grabbed his collar, and looked him straight in the eyes.
00:30:02We barely got started.
00:30:05You've been listening to every dirty thought.
00:30:07I've had this whole time, haven't you?
00:30:11I've been holding back for weeks.
00:30:14Tonight I'm done holding back!
00:30:15I let one finger trace slowly down the center of his chest.
00:30:19Something dark shifted in his eyes.
00:30:22The last bit of restraint in him snapped.
00:30:24He repeated my own thoughts back to me, his voice low and deliberate.
00:30:28That body looks incredible.
00:30:30I could ride him into the ground.
00:30:34Jade, if you say stop tonight, we're not stopping.
00:30:37He pulled me into a deep, demanding kiss.
00:30:40The man everyone knew as cold, composed, and completely uninterested in women turned out to be absolutely devastating the moment
00:30:47the door closed.
00:30:50That night, I learned exactly what happens when a man with that much self-control finally lets it snap.
00:30:55He was relentless.
00:30:56Thorough.
00:30:57Like a man who had spent years starving in the desert and had finally found the one thing he wanted.
00:31:02Once he had me he had no intention of letting go.
00:31:04He found every weak spot I had and used them against me again and again, until I was clinging to
00:31:09him and begging him to slow down.
00:31:11I'm a succubus.
00:31:12I don't beg.
00:31:13And yet here I was.
00:31:15By morning, pale light spilled through the floor-to-ceiling windows.
00:31:18I opened my eyes feeling like I had survived a wreck.
00:31:22Every part of me ached in ways that were far too specific to ignore.
00:31:25Cold, restrained, and completely uninterested in women?
00:31:29What?
00:31:30What a joke.
00:31:31I am a thousand-year-old suffogos who came to this world to feed on men, and last night I
00:31:37was the one who had to tap out.
00:31:39The humiliation is unreal.
00:31:40I had barely finished my internal rant when a strong, warm arm wrapped around me from behind and pulled me
00:31:46back against his solid chest.
00:31:48Complaining about me again?
00:31:49His voice was low, rough, and far too relaxed for a man who had ruined my dignity only a few
00:31:54hours ago.
00:31:55His lips brushed the back of my neck.
00:31:57Sounds like last night still wasn't enough.
00:31:59My whole body went tense.
00:32:02Ethan gave a quiet laugh and was already rolling me back toward him when every phone on the nightstand lit
00:32:06up at once.
00:32:08The mood snapped.
00:32:09In half a second, Ethan went from lazy and satisfied to ice cold.
00:32:13The temperature in the room seemed to drop 10 degrees.
00:32:16I leaned over to look.
00:32:17The financial gossip pages and social media had exploded.
00:32:21Frost Capital's new female assistant has a history of workplace sexual harassment.
00:32:26Woman accused of touching multiple male co-workers at previous firm.
00:32:30Nearly arrested.
00:32:31The article included a clear surveillance photo.
00:32:34Me.
00:32:34My very first day in this world.
00:32:36Hand slipped inside a co-worker's shirt.
00:32:39Right below it was the official termination notice from my old job.
00:32:43The evidence looked damning.
00:32:44I went completely rigid.
00:32:46Victoria's final parting gift.
00:32:48She must have leaked it on her way out.
00:32:51Ethan stared at the screenshot.
00:32:53A vein throbbing in his temple.
00:32:55His grip on the phone so tight his knuckles turned white.
00:32:58He turned to me, his eyes burning with a mix of fury and something far more dangerous.
00:33:02You were terrified of the police.
00:33:05Scared I'd report you.
00:33:07That's because you actually almost got arrested.
00:33:11For this, isn't it?
00:33:12My stomach dropped.
00:33:14Mr. Frost, please hear me out.
00:33:16I had just arrived in this world.
00:33:17I was so starved I was about to lose my physical form.
00:33:20I only needed a little energy to survive.
00:33:23And that guy was barely worth anything.
00:33:24His energy was like a 3 out of 10.
00:33:26I barely touched his hand and HR was already dragging me out.
00:33:29He was a sad little street stack.
00:33:31You are a full 5-beg course meal.
00:33:33Why the hell would I even look at anyone else after tasting you?
00:33:36The murderous look on Ethan's face faltered for just a second.
00:33:40The jealousy in his eyes didn't fade.
00:33:42If anything, it burned even hotter.
00:33:44He let out a sharp, humorless laugh and moved toward me.
00:33:47So what you're saying is I'm not satisfying you enough
00:33:50and you're already thinking about going somewhere else?
00:33:52How many men's abs have you touched exactly?
00:33:54Before I could figure out how to handle a jealous, possessive CO,
00:33:57his personal line rang.
00:33:59Leo's voice came through on speaker, tense and urgent.
00:34:02Mr. Frost.
00:34:04Victoria and her father, board director Warren,
00:34:08have taken over the top floor conference room
00:34:11with six other board members.
00:34:14They've seen the morning news.
00:34:15They're claiming you're protecting someone with a sexual harassment record
00:34:21and it's destroying the firm's reputation.
00:34:24Warren is demanding you hand over operational control right now.
00:34:28They've also called the police.
00:34:30Officers are already waiting in the lobby.
00:34:33The jealousy in Ethan's eyes turned ice cold in an instant.
00:34:37He threw back the covers and stood up,
00:34:40grabbing a fresh white shirt from the wardrobe.
00:34:42He buttoned it with slow, precise movements,
00:34:45each one cold and calculated.
00:34:47His hands paused on his tie.
00:34:48He glanced over his shoulder at me, his voice sharp.
00:34:51Get dressed.
00:34:53Come deal with the mess you started.
00:34:56Anyone who thinks they can come after me
00:34:58is going to learn exactly what that cost them today.
00:35:02Thirty minutes later, the top floor conference room at Frost Capital.
00:35:06The moment we pushed open the doors, the entire room fell silent.
00:35:10Board members lined both sides of the long table,
00:35:12watching with barely hidden anticipation.
00:35:15Warren sat at the center, his pampered face arranged in smug confidence.
00:35:19Victoria was right beside her father.
00:35:21The second she saw me, she shot out of her chair.
00:35:23There she is.
00:35:25That shameless woman has the nerve to show her face here
00:35:28after everything she's done.
00:35:29She slammed a stack of surveillance screenshots onto the table.
00:35:32Look at these.
00:35:33Your precious new assistant is a predator.
00:35:36Because of her disgusting scandal,
00:35:38the company stock hit its lower limit this morning.
00:35:41Mr. Frost, if you don't hand her over to the police downstairs right now,
00:35:44you are just as guilty.
00:35:45The room buzzed with whispers.
00:35:47Every eye in the room turned on me like knives.
00:35:49Ethan sat at the head of the table, expression completely blank,
00:35:54fingers tapping slowly against the surface.
00:35:56The silence was suffocating.
00:35:58The board members took it as a sign that Ethan was about to fold and cut me loose.
00:36:02Victoria clearly read it the same way.
00:36:04She stormed around the table in her heels and came straight for me,
00:36:08arm already swinging.
00:36:09You worthless little tramp!
00:36:11Let me do this company a favor!
00:36:14A sharp crack echoed through the room.
00:36:16But I was the one still standing.
00:36:18While everyone watched in shock,
00:36:21I caught Victoria's wrist mid-swing with a grip like steel.
00:36:24A thousand years as a succubus meant my strength had nothing to do with how much energy I'd taken lately.
00:36:29He was no match for me.
00:36:31I twisted her wrist and shoved her away hard.
00:36:34She stumbled backward in her heels and crashed hard onto the conference room floor.
00:36:38You just attacked someone in front of the entire board?
00:36:41I brushed my hands off and looked down at Victoria with a slow, cold smile.
00:36:46You want to dig up the past?
00:36:48Fine. Let's dig deep.
00:36:50I walked to the table, picked up one of the surveillance photos, and held it up for everyone to see.
00:36:55Yes. That's me.
00:36:58I touched a co-worker. I got fired for it.
00:37:01We were both single and I accepted the consequences.
00:37:03Is that really worth calling the police?
00:37:06I dropped the photo directly onto Victoria's face.
00:37:09What's more interesting is you, Victoria.
00:37:12Last night, you paid a hacker to illegally break into my former employer's servers,
00:37:17stole that footage, and used company money to buy trending spots and bought traffic.
00:37:23I 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.
00:37:36You want to talk about who deserves prison time?
00:37:39Start with yourself.
00:37:43Victoria's face went from gray to deathly white.
00:37:45She was shaking so hard she could barely stay upright.
00:37:48You're making all of this up! None of that is real!
00:37:53I kept my expression calm while internally I was counting down.
00:37:56Three, two, one.
00:37:58Babe, your turn.
00:38:00I 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,
00:38:05and you can deal with the consequences.
00:38:07Though honestly, even when he's just sitting there looking serious,
00:38:11why does he have to be so damn attractive?
00:38:13I want to crawl into his lap and kiss him until he loses his voice.
00:38:17Ethan's fingers, which had been steadily tapping the table, suddenly stopped.
00:38:21A flash of something crossed his face.
00:38:24He shot me a quick look that clearly said,
00:38:26Control those thoughts right now.
00:38:28His ear had gone noticeably red.
00:38:30He looked away, regained his composure and gave Leo a small nod.
00:38:34Leo 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.
00:38:45The room erupted.
00:38:47Warren watched his daughter collapse and finally dropped his smug smile.
00:38:50But this was a man who had survived decades on Wall Street.
00:38:54He recovered quickly.
00:38:55Mr. Frost, impulsive decisions have consequences at your age.
00:39:00Victoria made a mistake and I'll handle her privately.
00:39:02But don't forget, that hundred billion cross-border acquisition, I brookered it.
00:39:05The other party trusts me and only me.
00:39:07He lifted his chin arrogantly.
00:39:09You move against us today and that deal vanishes immediately.
00:39:14I leaned against the table and studied the old man's self-satisfied face.
00:39:19Something twisted in my stomach.
00:39:20I closed my eyes and fully opened the succubus ability I had been holding back all week.
00:39:25Great.
00:39:26Plus.
00:39:26Hidden secrets.
00:39:28They came to me like a clear scent.
00:39:30Within seconds, Warren's entire dirty hand was laid out in my mind like an open book.
00:39:35Hundred billion deal.
00:39:36Please.
00:39:37Sweetheart.
00:39:38This man has three mistresses.
00:39:40Four offshore properties in the Cayman Islands and Kypris.
00:39:44Paid for with laundered money from this very deal.
00:39:48The shell companies are even named after his mistress's initials.
00:39:52He's actually that stupid.
00:39:54He moved 40 million into one of them just this month.
00:39:57At 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.
00:40:05He slowly raised his head.
00:40:07The way he looked at Warren now was pure predator.
00:40:10The look of someone who already knew every card on the table and found the whole game boring.
00:40:14The corner of his mouth curved slightly.
00:40:17The hundred billion acquisition, Warren?
00:40:19You really think I was only looking into your daughter last night?
00:40:22The confidence drained from Warren's face degree by degree.
00:40:25Mr. Frost?
00:40:26Ethan pressed the remote without another word.
00:40:28The screen switched to a full forensic audit report.
00:40:31The critical findings highlighted in stark red.
00:40:34Page after page of transactions.
00:40:36Layered offshore shell company charts.
00:40:38Every thread leading back to one name.
00:40:41Warren.
00:40:41Ethan rose slowly from his chair.
00:40:43Then slammed a thick stack of documents onto the conference table.
00:40:47Papers flew everywhere.
00:40:49Five years.
00:40:50Four hundred million dollars.
00:40:52Every transaction, every count, every shell company named after your mistress.
00:40:56It's all right here, Warren.
00:40:57With this kind of evidence staring you in the face, you don't even get to beg for mercy.
00:41:01The senior directors who had been backing him went pale.
00:41:04One by one, they quietly scooted their chairs back, desperate to distance themselves from the
00:41:09father-daughter disaster.
00:41:11Warren's legs gave out.
00:41:12His face turned ash-white as he collapsed back into his chair, lips trembling, unable to speak a single
00:41:18word.
00:41:19I leaned against the table and watched Ethan backlit, spine straight, completely dismantling the old fox without
00:41:25breaking his sweat.
00:41:26I couldn't help myself.
00:41:29God, he's unreal.
00:41:30My knees are gone.
00:41:31There it is.
00:41:32My Secubia instincts are firing hard.
00:41:35I want to throw him down on this conference table, right now and ride him until he can't think straight.
00:41:41Ethan's posture stiffened slightly.
00:41:43At an angle no one else could see, the tips of his ears turned a deep red.
00:41:48He swung his head around and shot me a sharp look that said,
00:41:50Control yourself right now.
00:41:52I stuck my tongue out at him.
00:41:53Just then, the conference room doors burst open.
00:41:56Several officers from the financial crimes unit walked in, faces grim and determined.
00:42:01Warren, you're under arrest for embezzlement and large-scale money laundering.
00:42:05Come with us.
00:42:06The cold click of handcuffs snapped around Warren's wrists.
00:42:09Victoria 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.
00:42:16The pair who had been untouchable minutes earlier were dragged out of the room like common criminals.
00:42:21Dead silence fell over the room.
00:42:23The remaining directors were sweating through their suits, barely daring to breathe.
00:42:28Ethan swept the room with a cold, measured stare.
00:42:31Does anyone here have a problem with Miss Summers staying at this company?
00:42:35Every director shook their heads frantically.
00:42:37No problem.
00:42:39Absolutely none.
00:42:40We'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.
00:42:47The moment the door clicked shut, Ethan grabbed the remote and locked the conference room doors.
00:42:52The floor-to-ceiling blinds descended slowly, cutting off every bit of the Manhattan skyline.
00:42:57The room went dark.
00:42:59I was reaching for my glass of water, still riding the adrenaline when Ethan crossed the
00:43:04room in long, powerful strides.
00:43:06His presence hit me before he even touched me.
00:43:09That rich cedar scent mixed with raw heat.
00:43:11He grabbed my wrist and pressed me hard against the edge of the conference table.
00:43:15Warren and Victoria's bill is paid.
00:43:18Now it's time to settle ours.
00:43:20He leaned down, eyes locking onto mine with intense focus.
00:43:23Answer me.
00:43:24How many guys' abs have you actually touched?
00:43:27That one with the energy score of 3, was it really worth it?
00:43:29Worth it?
00:43:30Please.
00:43:31Nothing compares to that insane waste of his.
00:43:34He's in a completely different league and he knows it.
00:43:37That was all it took.
00:43:38Whatever control he had left snapped.
00:43:40He grabbed me by the waste, lifted me off the ground and set me down in the middle of
00:43:44the paper-covered conference table.
00:43:47Cameras are off.
00:43:48Now I want you to show me every dirty thought that's been running through that head of yours.
00:43:54All of it.
00:43:55He pressed forward and kissed me hard.
00:43:56Several hours later, after we had thoroughly used every inch of that conference room,
00:44:01an anonymous investigative report landed at a media office somewhere in New York.
00:44:06The document was clear.
00:44:07Jade Summers.
00:44:08No social records, no enrollment history, no employment trail before five years ago.
00:44:14Appeared out of nowhere.
00:44:15Suspected false identity.
00:44:17Possible corporate infiltrator.
00:44:21The heat from the conference room had barely faded when the story exploded the next morning.
00:44:25A major feature titled Frost Capital's Executive Advisor.
00:44:29Who is she really?
00:44:31Tore through every financial outlet.
00:44:33The piece questioned my complete lack of digital footprint or work history before five years ago.
00:44:38I sat at my desk staring at the blazing red headline, palm sweating.
00:44:42This was bad.
00:44:43My five years ago, belonged to someone else's body in another life.
00:44:47There was no paper trail because there couldn't be one.
00:44:50Around me, the interns and junior analysts had dropped all deference.
00:44:54I was nervously tugging at the hem of my blazer when the executive suite door opened.
00:44:59Ethan walked out holding a printed copy of the report, his expression ice cold.
00:45:03He didn't look at anyone else.
00:45:05He caught my wrist and pulled me straight into his private lounge.
00:45:08The 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 moment.
00:45:15Here it comes.
00:45:16He's going to ask who I really am, and how I appeared out of thin air.
00:45:20What do I even say? That I'm a suck-a-bore who needs men's intimate energy to survive?
00:45:25Is he going to think I'm a monster and try to lock me away?
00:45:29My mind was spiraling into disaster scenarios.
00:45:32Across from me, a vein ticked in Ethan's temple.
00:45:35He finally took a slow breath and set the report down.
00:45:38What do you want for dinner tonight?
00:45:39I froze completely.
00:45:43Every lie I had prepared got stuck in my throat.
00:45:45I just stared at him.
00:45:47You're not going to ask?
00:45:49The whole internet is calling me a spy or a sleeper agent?
00:45:52Ethan stood and straightened his cuffs with that same calm composure.
00:45:56I'm curious.
00:45:57Then why aren't you-
00:45:57Because I've already heard every single thought.
00:46:01He met my eyes, patient and certain.
00:46:03The ones when you can't sleep.
00:46:04The ones when you're panicking about prison.
00:46:06The ones where you imagined me locking you up.
00:46:09I heard all of it.
00:46:10He stepped closer and caged me against the sofa with his body.
00:46:13I know what you are.
00:46:14A creature who survives on men's energy.
00:46:17That's it.
00:46:18What else do you want me to ask?
00:46:19He had known all along and still draped his jacket over me in the break room.
00:46:24Still protected me.
00:46:25Still put Victoria and her father behind bars.
00:46:28A thousand years of watching people's faces twist in fear, disgust, or greed when they learned the truth.
00:46:34And this man acted like it was nothing.
00:46:35My eyes stung.
00:46:37My toes burned.
00:46:38He's not right in the head.
00:46:40He's supposed to be allergic to women.
00:46:42He's supposed to run.
00:46:44But he's not afraid of me at all.
00:46:47Fine.
00:46:48If you're not scared, then tonight I'm going to wreck you completely.
00:46:52You'll be the one begging.
00:46:53Ethan's cufflink slipped from his fingers.
00:46:56Jade.
00:46:57Shut up.
00:46:58I 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.
00:47:07Rival firms smelled blood and moved fast, coordinating with the media and calling board members directly, questioning whether Frost Capital
00:47:15could be trusted.
00:47:16That afternoon, Ethan called an emergency board meeting.
00:47:19I sat in the corner, officially just observing.
00:47:22The atmosphere was even worse than last time.
00:47:25Two old guard directors slammed the morning paper on the table and came out swinging.
00:47:29Mr. Frost, Jade Summers has no background.
00:47:33All of Wall Street is laughing at us.
00:47:36Our partners are questioning if she's a corporate spy.
00:47:39You need to fire her immediately and hand her over for investigation.
00:47:44Ethan sat at the head of the table, turning a pen slowly between his fingers, the air around him freezing
00:47:50cold.
00:47:51Done.
00:47:51His voice was flat.
00:47:52He didn't even look up.
00:47:54Mr. Frost, watch your tone.
00:47:56This affects the entire firm.
00:47:57Ethan finally looked up, eyes empty and cold.
00:48:00He slid two documents across the table.
00:48:02These 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.
00:48:10Sign the resignation and share transfer papers now, or I call the financial crimes unit in five minutes.
00:48:15Your choice.
00:48:16Less than two minutes later, both directors signed with shaking hands and left as fast as they could.
00:48:23The room fell deathly quiet.
00:48:25The remaining directors stared at the table like it was the most fascinating thing in the world.
00:48:29Ethan straightened his tie, signed the latest restructuring document with one smooth stroke, and spoke calmly.
00:48:36Effective immediately, the senior director position is dissolved.
00:48:39Jade Summers is now my executive advisor, with authority equal to mine on all matters.
00:48:44I nearly jumped out of my seat in the corner.
00:48:46Okay, wow, that's a serious power move.
00:48:48But he fought that hard for me and didn't even ask if I wanted it.
00:48:51Sure, the position gives me better access to high quality energy, but I was planning to stay low-key.
00:48:56This dominantic man.
00:48:58I 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.
00:49:03He set his pen down and looked straight at me across the room.
00:49:07You don't want it?
00:49:08Every director turned, completely confused about who he was talking to.
00:49:12My face burned.
00:49:13I forced a gracious smile.
00:49:15Of course I do, Mr. Frost.
00:49:17It's an honor to serve under you.
00:49:18The tiniest smirk touched the corner of Ethan's mouth before disappearing behind his usual cold mask.
00:49:25The new title called for a new look.
00:49:27That evening, Ethan took me to a black-tie multinational finance dinner at one of Manhattan's most exclusive hotels.
00:49:34I ditched the conservative blazer and wore the red gown, deep V-neckline, open back, thigh-high slit.
00:49:41The moment we entered the ballroom, every head turned.
00:49:44The contrast between my bold dress and Ethan's cold, untouchable presence was electric.
00:49:49The whispers about my mysterious past followed us.
00:49:52Before I could even take a sip of wine, rival executives approached with sharp smiles.
00:49:57Congratulations on the rapid rise, Ms. Summers.
00:50:00We've all been wondering, what exactly is your background that managed to captivate our famously unavailable Mr. Frost?
00:50:08All eyes turned toward us.
00:50:09I twirled my wine glass slowly, keeping a perfect polite smile while my succubus senses scanned the table.
00:50:15This one looks like an overfed French rye, energy level 2 at best.
00:50:20Looking at him longer should count as emotional damage.
00:50:24The 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,
00:50:35my man.
00:50:36He was clearly fighting his smile.
00:50:40Ethan 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?
00:50:53Could 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.
00:51:01The entire room went silent.
00:51:03He stood, walked around the table, and stopped directly behind me.
00:51:07In 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?
00:51:16His voice was quiet, but the word mine landed like a hammer.
00:51:20Hammer flashes exploded around us.
00:51:23Oh my god, that was the hottest thing I've seen in a thousand years.
00:51:28I'm in trouble.
00:51:30His energy is pouring into me, and I need to drag him to the nearest bathroom right now.
00:51:36Ethan's grip tightened.
00:51:37He leaned down, voice low against my ear.
00:51:41Jade, enough.
00:51:45The next morning, photos of Ethan claiming me publicly spread like wildfire across Wall Street.
00:51:51Frost Capital's official account then posted a rare personal statement confirming I was his full representative for all business and
00:51:58personal matters.
00:51:59The spy stories vanished overnight.
00:52:01I sat in Ethan's executive chair reading the flood of congratulatory messages when he appeared in the doorway, jacket off.
00:52:10Comfortable in that chair?
00:52:14I stood and wrapped my arms around his neck, pressing myself against him.
00:52:19Crisis handled.
00:52:20Time to deliver on my promise to drain him completely and make him beg.
00:52:25Right here.
00:52:26Right now.
00:52:27The thought hit him hard.
00:52:28His eyes dropped to the slit in my skirt.
00:52:30His control finally broke.
00:52:32He pressed me against the door and locked it.
00:52:36You've been driving me crazy with those thoughts every day.
00:52:38If 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.
00:52:52I was losing control fast.
00:52:54He was definitely holding back before.
00:52:56This is too much.
00:52:57I'm not going to survive.
00:52:58Wait.
00:52:59He's actually tearing the dress.
00:53:01We're in the executive suite.
00:53:03There are people right outside this door.
00:53:05Survival instinct kicked in hard.
00:53:07I yelped, ducked, and slipped out of his grip, scrambling behind the desk.
00:53:12Mr. Frost, please control yourself.
00:53:15It's still business hours.
00:53:17If Leo walks in, we're both finished.
00:53:19I crouched behind the desk, trying to fix my ruined dress.
00:53:23Ethan stood against the door, chest heaving, staring at the spot where I had been.
00:53:27The vein in his temple pulsed.
00:53:29You spend every waking second fantasizing about this.
00:53:32But the moment it starts happening, you run faster than anyone I've ever seen.
00:53:36Are you torturing me on purpose?
00:53:40I stayed behind the desk and tried my most innocent look.
00:53:44I'm just being a responsible employee.
00:53:46Modern society values restraint and professionism.
00:53:50Okay, mostly I don't want to die of embarrassment.
00:53:53But what I just saw was terrifying.
00:53:55If we actually do this, he might break me.
00:53:58I'm genuinely not sure I'd survive.
00:54:00He heard everything.
00:54:02The panic and the helpless desire underneath.
00:54:04Some of the fury left his face.
00:54:07He exhaled, crossed the room, and gently pulled me out from behind the desk.
00:54:10Instead of continuing, he carefully fixed the broken strap of my dress with surprising patience.
00:54:17I stared at his profile and felt my heart do things it had no right to do.
00:54:20This man isn't fair.
00:54:22Top-tier energy is one thing, but this?
00:54:24I've been doing this for a thousand years.
00:54:26I cannot be falling for a human CEO.
00:54:28I refuse.
00:54:30His hands stilled.
00:54:31He looked down at me with quiet certainty.
00:54:34Tonight, my place in the hills.
00:54:36We're not in the office there.
00:54:37I never said I was going home with...
00:54:43You don't have a choice.
00:54:50That evening, the Maybach pulled up to Ethan's private estate in the hills.
00:54:54An extravagant glass and stone property with sweeping views.
00:54:58I stood in the grand marble entryway, giving myself a pep talk.
00:55:02Keep it together.
00:55:03This is just strategic energy access, nothing more.
00:55:06I'm not getting attached to a repressed CEO.
00:55:08I'm a cold-blooded suck-a-boss here for the buffet.
00:55:11I'm not getting domesticated.
00:55:13My suitcase suddenly lifted.
00:55:16Ethan had taken off his jacket.
00:55:17He carried my heavy bag with one hand like it weighed nothing.
00:55:20Strategic resource acquisition?
00:55:22I short-circuited.
00:55:23I always forgot he could hear everything.
00:55:25Can you let me finish a thought before you respond?
00:55:28He walked a few steps, then stopped and turned around slowly.
00:55:31His dark eyes held mine with complete certainty.
00:55:34Jade.
00:55:35Jade.
00:55:35Just my name low, rough, and warm.
00:55:37Like he had been saying it for years.
00:55:39My heart dropped.
00:55:40It's over.
00:55:41I'm completely done for.
00:55:45The first week at the estate wasn't the chaos I expected.
00:55:48Every night Ethan pulled me against his burning body, but outside of that he showed surprising
00:55:53restraint.
00:55:54That only made my instincts scream louder that something was wrong.
00:55:57He had been coming home later and later, holding closed-door meetings with Leo in the study.
00:56:03Every time I approached the conversation died instantly.
00:56:06I leaned against the hallway wall, fruit plate in hand, spiraling.
00:56:11Does he think I'm too much trouble?
00:56:13Is 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.
00:56:24Ethan caught the full tail end of my spiral.
00:56:26His expression shifted rapidly.
00:56:29The vein in his temple throbbed.
00:56:31He took the plate from my hands, pulled me into the study, and pressed me against the desk.
00:56:36Jade Summers.
00:56:38Out of all the thoughts that run through your head, is even one of them capable of trusting me?
00:56:48I looked sideways, avoiding his eyes.
00:56:51I'm just reading the signs.
00:56:52The internet already says I'm nobody.
00:56:54You were gonna cut me loose eventually.
00:56:56Ethan laughed without humor.
00:56:58His fingers tightened on my waist, forcing me to meet his gaze.
00:57:01Cut you loose?
00:57:03Take a look at this.
00:57:05He dropped a thick legal document in front of me.
00:57:08The title was clear.
00:57:10Irrevocable Permanent Declaration of Asset Consolidation and Joint Equity.
00:57:14He had transferred half of all his core assets, including Frost Capital, into my name permanently.
00:57:19I couldn't speak.
00:57:20He just handed me half his life behind my back?
00:57:24On Wall Street, where everything is calculated, he split his entire fortune with a woman who barely exists?
00:57:31Is he insane?
00:57:32My eyes filled with tears.
00:57:34Ethan gently wiped the tear from my cheek.
00:57:37The media can't find your past.
00:57:39That's their failure, not yours.
00:57:40If they say you have no history, then I'll give you the strongest one in America.
00:57:43Starting today, you're my full partner at Frost Capital and my future wife.
00:57:49I stared at the documents, speechless for a long time.
00:57:52He gave me half of everything just because I was scared?
00:57:56This man must have some kind of beautiful brain damage.
00:57:59No brain damage.
00:58:01I snapped my head up and glared at him.
00:58:03Can you stop finishing my thoughts?
00:58:06Then stop thinking them so loudly.
00:58:09I took a deep breath and laid everything out.
00:58:12Ethan, I'm not from this world.
00:58:13I crossed over a few months ago.
00:58:15The person in those old photos isn't me.
00:58:17Every record I have here is fake.
00:58:19You just split your billion-dollar empire with someone who doesn't legally exist?
00:58:22Are you actually crazy?
00:58:23Are you done?
00:58:24He leaned back, completely calm.
00:58:25First, I don't care if your identity is real.
00:58:27Second, I didn't do this out of pity.
00:58:29I did it because I wanted to.
00:58:31Third, you crossed over.
00:58:33That makes this even simpler.
00:58:35He leaned forward, his presence overwhelming.
00:58:37If you have nothing in this world, then you need a home even more.
00:58:40Home?
00:58:41This pure golden energy man just offered a suckvo a home.
00:58:44I want to rip his clothes off and destroy him right now.
00:58:47We're just employer and employee.
00:58:48As of now, we're full partners.
00:58:50And you're my fiancé.
00:58:51I never agreed to that.
00:58:52And in your heart, you haven't refused either.
00:58:54I raised my hand in frustration and he caught my wrist midair, fingers scorching and precise.
00:58:59Jade, I don't care what abyss you came from.
00:59:03You're here now, on my turf.
00:59:05I'm not letting you starve, and I'm not letting anyone lock you away.
00:59:09His dark eyes burned with raw possessiveness.
00:59:12This isn't a transaction.
00:59:14It's a choice I'm giving you.
00:59:17That night, I didn't sleep at all.
00:59:19My head was too loud.
00:59:21For a thousand years in the abyss, men were nothing more than quick snacks to me.
00:59:25When I crossed into this world, all I wanted was to steal enough premium energy to survive.
00:59:31Somehow I ended up owning half a billion dollar empire and becoming the fiancé of Manhattan's
00:59:36most celibate man, completely wrapped around his finger.
00:59:39Did I completely flip the suck-a-poor survival manual upside down?
00:59:43I was supposed to be the one running circles around him.
00:59:46How did I end up the one getting reeled in with property deeds and warm milk?
00:59:50This is dangerous.
00:59:51The more I think about it, the hungrier I get.
00:59:54My legs are going weak again.
00:59:56I tossed on the silk sheets until two in the morning, then gave up and headed to the kitchen
01:00:01for water.
01:00:01The moment I pushed the door open, I froze.
01:00:04Ethan stood at the counter in a loose black silk robe, collar open, warming milk.
01:00:08Moonlight poured through the window, highlighting his collarbone and the hard lines of his chest.
01:00:13That rich, intoxicating wave of pure masculine energy slammed into me.
01:00:17Figured you couldn't sleep.
01:00:18He turned, dark eyes carrying a lazy heat and handed me the warm mug.
01:00:22I swallowed hard, fighting the urge to lunge at him, and hesitated.
01:00:26You really don't mind?
01:00:27I'm not even human, and I constantly narrate every dirty thought I have about you.
01:00:33No one here knew the old me.
01:00:35Doesn't that make me some kind of dangerous freak?
01:00:37Ethan leaned against the counter and let out a low, rough laugh.
01:00:40You think someone who's heard every greedy, filthy, calculating thought people have since
01:00:44Yash Day has any room to judge a straightforward little suck of her?
01:00:47He stepped forward, took the mug from my hands, and set it aside.
01:00:52You're the cleanest thing I've ever met.
01:00:54You think it, you say it, at least in your head.
01:00:56You're hungry, you admit you want to devour me.
01:00:59You're scared, you admit you're scared.
01:01:01Even when you're trying to get to bed, you're completely honest.
01:01:03No games, no lies.
01:01:05He bent down, lips brushing my ear, breath hot and heavy.
01:01:08Jade, for me that's more than enough.
01:01:11Oh my god.
01:01:12This man who barely flirted in his life just said something ten times deadlier than any dirty line I could
01:01:17come up with.
01:01:17My legs are done.
01:01:19I want him to pin me against this counter and take me right here, right now.
01:01:25The next day at Frost Capital, everything looked normal on the surface.
01:01:29I sat in my new executive office, tugging at my collar, replaying his low, burning voice from the kitchen.
01:01:34How does a man made of ice become even more dangerous when he gets warm?
01:01:37Did he secretly take an advanced flirting master class?
01:01:40My phone buzzed.
01:01:43Embarrassment shot through me.
01:01:44I jumped up and stormed down to the executive suite in my heels.
01:01:49Ethan Frost!
01:01:50Can you stop eavesdropping on my thoughts every single second?
01:01:53Ethan looked up from his contracts, leaned back in his chair, tie perfect, expression cool and untouchable.
01:01:59When you think things that loudly, it's impossible to ignore.
01:02:03I fell apart.
01:02:05What do you mean loudly?
01:02:06I was just doing an objective review of your body from last night.
01:02:09What if I think about you locking that door right now and pressing me down on this desk?
01:02:13Is that loud enough?
01:02:14Three seconds later, Ethan set down his pen.
01:02:17He stood, shrugged off his jacket and locked the door with a click.
01:02:25Yes.
01:02:26He walked toward me with calm certainty and planted both hands on the desk, caging me in.
01:02:31We either quiet down in there or we handle it right now.
01:02:34I forgot how to breathe.
01:02:36My body melted against him even as I tried to keep up the act.
01:02:40What do you mean?
01:02:42Handle it?
01:02:42Ethan lowered his head until his lips nearly touched mine, voice rough.
01:02:46For example, finishing what we started in the kitchen last night.
01:02:50This man is flirting while his ears are turning bright red.
01:02:53That contrast is criminal.
01:02:54It should be illegal.
01:02:56Jade, don't look at me like that.
01:02:58I can hear you.
01:03:26Thank you for the review.
01:03:28I bit into my stake and shot him a look.
01:03:31I was thinking that in my head.
01:03:33I heard every word.
01:03:35I gave up fighting and slid my hand under the table, squeezing his thigh through his pants.
01:03:40Since you have a direct line to my brain, can you at least mute it sometimes?
01:03:44Give a girl some privacy?
01:03:46Can't turn it off.
01:03:50He poured wine and brought the glass to my lips, eyes dark in the candlelight.
01:03:54But I can promise not to take every wild thought you have seriously.
01:03:58Oh yeah?
01:03:58Which ones don't you take seriously?
01:04:00Like when you tell yourself every night that you're going to get on top and drain me until
01:04:04I'm begging for mercy.
01:04:06I nearly choked on the wine.
01:04:07For the record, I meant every word of that.
01:04:09Ethan's hand froze.
01:04:10His eyes ignited with raw hunger.
01:04:12Is that so?
01:04:13Then starting tonight, I'm taking that thought very seriously.
01:04:16Is this man reverse trapping me right now?
01:04:19Yes.
01:04:21I laughed, equal parts delighted and furious, and pinched his thigh hard.
01:04:25Ethan Frost, you're supposed to be Wall Street's coldest predator.
01:04:29When did you learn to talk like a damn romance hero?
01:04:32Ethan leaned across the table and caught my wrist, voice low and gravelly.
01:04:35I'm a businessman in the boardroom, but when it comes to you, I'm your man, and I plan
01:04:42on making every filthy idea in your head real, in bed.
01:04:45It's over.
01:04:46A thousand years of experience, and this human is about to take me down.
01:04:53The dinner lasted two full hours.
01:04:55By the end, my legs were weak from the constant wave of his energy.
01:04:59Ethan barely spoke, but his thumb kept tracing slow circles over my knuckles, proper on the
01:05:04surface, but full of promise underneath.
01:05:06I set down my fork and stared at his handsome, cold face.
01:05:11I've always wondered, when exactly did you realize I wasn't human?
01:05:17Day one.
01:05:18The second you walked into my office.
01:05:21Day one?
01:05:22All you knew was that I had a very active inner mana law shock.
01:05:27It was more than that.
01:05:29He leaned back, exuding pure power.
01:05:32When you walked in, something about you felt different.
01:05:36I've sensed greed and corruption in people since I was a child.
01:05:41But with you, it was bold, yes.
01:05:44Your thoughts about me were wild, but your desire was pure.
01:05:50It wasn't until you screamed internally that you were a succubus that I confirmed it.
01:05:56So you knew I was some kind of energy-hungry creature who wanted to devour you and you still hired
01:06:02me?
01:06:02What kind of risk management is that?
01:06:05Ethan suddenly leaned across the table, gripped my jaw, and tilted my face up, eyes burning.
01:06:10The most desire I see is full of lie and power plays.
01:06:14Yours was honest.
01:06:15You wanted me because your instincts said so.
01:06:18That makes you more real than anyone who's ever walked through my door.
01:06:23Help.
01:06:23I spend all day mentally trying to get into this man's pants, and he calls that clean and pure?
01:06:30My values are fine.
01:06:32I've just finally found the real thing.
01:06:38When we left the restaurant, a light rain had just stopped.
01:06:41Ethan draped his jacket over my shoulders without a word and took my hand, fingers tightly laced.
01:06:47We walked slowly down the quiet sidewalk.
01:06:49This might be the first time it's just us.
01:06:52No reporters.
01:06:53No drama.
01:06:54Just him walking with me like a normal boyfriend.
01:06:57Hmm.
01:06:59What's the M for?
01:07:01I heard everything you just thought.
01:07:04I laughed and leaned into him, going soft against his shoulder.
01:07:08Tell me, Mr. CEO.
01:07:10You've really never dated before?
01:07:11No Harris's or models ever caught your eye?
01:07:14No.
01:07:14Then how are you so good at all of this?
01:07:16You talk like you came with built-in charm software.
01:07:18Ethan stopped under a street lamp.
01:07:19He cradled the back of my head and tilted my face up.
01:07:22Because with you, I don't need experience.
01:07:25The second I hear your thoughts, I just know what to do.
01:07:28He kissed my forehead, then the bridge of my nose, stopping just at the corner of my mouth.
01:07:33Let's go home.
01:07:36He said home.
01:07:39Not the estate.
01:07:41Home.
01:07:44My position as executive advisor grew stronger every day.
01:07:48The old board members now avoided eye contact when I passed.
01:07:51In public, Ethan remained the icy, lethal CEO.
01:07:55But the second the office door locked, all that restrained power came rushing out for me alone.
01:08:00Like when he brought me warm milk late at night and just watched me with that hungry look.
01:08:04Like when I got caught staring at his body in a meeting and he abruptly ended a billion-dollar call.
01:08:08Like waking up on the office couch wrapped in his jacket and his arms.
01:08:12How does he do it?
01:08:13Ice god in public and completely addictive behind closed doors.
01:08:17This breaks every law of biology.
01:08:19Ethan looked up from his reports.
01:08:21A faint glint of amusement in his eyes.
01:08:24Because you spend all day loudly complimenting my body in your head.
01:08:27My face burned.
01:08:29I do not.
01:08:31You just finished planning exactly which position you want to use tonight.
01:08:35To drain me completely.
01:08:37I gave up pretending.
01:08:38I walked over, straddled his lap and hooked a finger in his shirt.
01:08:42Since you hear everything anyway, this weekend.
01:08:44You and me at a normal movie theater.
01:08:46No suit, no Leo, no meetings.
01:08:50A real date.
01:08:51You in?
01:08:52Ethan's hand slid slowly under my skirt, resting on my inner thigh.
01:08:56Yes.
01:08:57As long as you don't run halfway through, I'll go anywhere with you.
01:09:05That Saturday, Ethan showed up in a black turtleneck and long coat, looking dangerously casual.
01:09:10Every woman nearby stared.
01:09:12I wrapped my arm around his, claiming him.
01:09:14Look at you, out of your suit and still causing chaos.
01:09:17Hearts are breaking left and right.
01:09:19The corner of Ethan's mouth curved slightly.
01:09:21I never cared before.
01:09:24But now I only wait for one person.
01:09:27I'm done.
01:09:27This ice prince saying sweet things so sincerely is more lethal than anything from the abyss.
01:09:33In the dark theater, his energy rolled over me in waves.
01:09:37Halfway through the movie, I put my hand over his.
01:09:40He turned his palm and locked our fingers together, tight and burning.
01:09:43By the time the lights came up, we were both breathing harder.
01:09:47In the lobby, I teased him lightly.
01:09:49Your palm was sweaty the whole time.
01:09:53Your body temperature was running higher than mine.
01:09:56That's because you had a death grip on my hand.
01:09:58Ethan pulled me out of the crowd, bent down, and brushed his lips against my ear.
01:10:02That's because you never once thought about letting go.
01:10:08On the ride home, Ethan and I sat in the back with our hands still locked.
01:10:12Leo drove in professional silence.
01:10:16Ethan, hypothetically.
01:10:17If there was no energy connection between us, would you still have kept me that first day?
01:10:24Yes.
01:10:25No hesitation.
01:10:26The moment you walked in, I saw your eyes.
01:10:30There was no calculation.
01:10:33No interest in power or money.
01:10:35You just looked at me.
01:10:38Like I was a person.
01:10:40He pulled me closer.
01:10:41In this city.
01:10:44No one has ever looked at me like that.
01:10:49My heart skipped.
01:10:51Even the man who owns Manhattan
01:10:54has been starving for something real.
01:10:58Leo stiffened visibly in the front seat.
01:11:00Leo heard nothing.
01:11:02Correct, sir.
01:11:03I heard nothing.
01:11:05In fact, I'm already drafting my resignation.
01:11:08You're not resigning.
01:11:10I'll increase your equity another half point.
01:11:12I buried my face in Ethan's chest and laughed until I shook.
01:11:17Late that night at the estate, Ethan found me on the sofa scrolling news.
01:11:21Don't waste energy on that garbage.
01:11:24He took my phone and pulled me against him.
01:11:27I'm worried the resonance between us could drag Frost.
01:11:34Capital down one day.
01:11:36Ethan hooked an arm around my waist and held me tight.
01:11:39The resonance isn't a curse.
01:11:40You're not draining me.
01:11:43It goes both ways.
01:11:44I need you too.
01:11:47You gave me something I never had.
01:11:49The feeling of being truly alive.
01:11:52You're scared I'll run.
01:11:54To protect you.
01:11:56Yes.
01:11:57I'm scared.
01:11:59He admitted it straight, no shields.
01:12:01You were ready to disappear.
01:12:02Alone to keep me safe.
01:12:04Jade, I don't need protection.
01:12:07I need you to stay.
01:12:09Right here with me.
01:12:11I wrapped my arms around his neck and bit down on his collarbone, leaving clear marks.
01:12:15Fine.
01:12:16If you want me to stay, promise me one thing.
01:12:21If the resonance ever acts off, you tell me immediately.
01:12:25No hiding.
01:12:26Ethan looked at the marks, then at my eyes and pulled me closer.
01:12:29Deal.
01:12:30I promise.
01:12:33The next afternoon, I walked into Ethan's office during a serious international video call.
01:12:39He hit mute, waved me in, and pulled me into the chair beside him.
01:12:42He continued the call in fluent, ruthless German while I watched him work.
01:12:59Ethan missed half a beat in his sentence, then recovered with icy precision and ended the call.
01:13:04He pulled off his tie and stood towering over me.
01:13:09Jade, you're getting bolder every day.
01:13:13What exactly did you just call me?
01:13:15I poked his leg with my foot innocently.
01:13:18I didn't say anything?
01:13:19His hand shot under the desk and gripped my ankle.
01:13:22You called me an emotionally stempid idiot who can't express himself.
01:13:27That was in my head.
01:13:28You can't punish thought crimes.
01:13:30Ethan leaned in, breath hot against my lips.
01:13:33You're right.
01:13:34I'm not great at this in front of others.
01:13:36So tell me, Miss Advisor, where and how exactly do you want to give me that hands-on lesson?
01:13:42The most repressed man in the world just asked me to teach him how to express feelings and suggested positions.
01:13:48Nothing's wrong.
01:13:50You showed up, and all my old rules went out the window.
01:13:55Later that afternoon, Leo came into my office looking nervous.
01:14:00Miss Summers, there's something I need to tell you, even though Mr. Frost told me not to.
01:14:05What's he been doing behind my back?
01:14:08He's been using every contact the Frost family has, top legal teams, private networks, even Washington,
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.
01:14:22No more hiding.
01:14:23A real one.
01:14:25My throat tightened.
01:14:27He's been doing this quietly since I moved in.
01:14:30He never planned for me to stay in the shadows.
01:14:34Leo left.
01:14:35I stared out at the glittering Manhattan skyline, eyes blurring with tears.
01:14:40My phone buzzed.
01:14:45Not that many.
01:14:47It's the necessary investment of a husband.
01:14:49I laughed and cried at the same time.
01:14:52Can you please turn off the telepathy for five minutes, you compulsive eavesdropper?
01:14:57Business hours are over.
01:14:58Come home.
01:14:59I'll walk you through everything in the penthouse.
01:15:03That night, Ethan took me to the new rooftop terrace overlooking the city.
01:15:08He handed me a glass of wine and stood at the railing in his white shirt.
01:15:12Where do you want to start?
01:15:14Mrs. Partner.
01:15:15I let my leg brush against his through the slit in my dress.
01:15:18Leo said you're building me a real identity?
01:15:21Independent?
01:15:22Legal?
01:15:22Do you actually think that's possible?
01:15:25On Wall Street, when I decide I want something, impossible doesn't exist.
01:15:31He stepped close, trapping me against the railing.
01:15:33The European trust structure is done.
01:15:35You'll be recognized as the heir of an ancient private dynasty.
01:15:38It's complicated, but it will hold.
01:15:40Why go this far?
01:15:42Hiding in your assets would have been safer for you.
01:15:44Because I'm done watching you think you belong in the shadows.
01:15:48And I'm not letting you keep one eye on the exit because you're scared of hurting me.
01:15:53He tucked my hair back, then pressed his fingers firmly against my inner thigh.
01:15:57That highest seat has always been yours.
01:16:00Not out of pity.
01:16:02You earned it.
01:16:03I'm completely done for.
01:16:04No succubus could resist a cold, celibate man who decides to love this obsessively.
01:16:09I dropped my glass, slid my hands into his collar, and straddled his waist.
01:16:14Since your plan is this perfect, I think we've earned some very high returns.
01:16:17Up here, with no one to interrupt us, don't you think?
01:16:37You're really not scared?
01:16:41In the abyss, all I thought about was draining men like you completely.
01:16:48He drove deeper, drawing a helpless moan from me.
01:16:51You came from there, but now you're in my bed.
01:16:54By normal logic, shouldn't you have called a priest to exorcite me?
01:17:00Ethan gave a rare, wicked smile.
01:17:02Send you back so you can put your hands on some other man's body?
01:17:07Not a chance.
01:17:09He kissed my collarbone.
01:17:13It's complicated here.
01:17:16But you chose my company as your buffet.
01:17:19That means for the rest of your life, you only eat at my table.
01:17:24After a thousand years of hunger, this feels like the luckiest detour in existence.
01:17:30Ethan went still, then laughed and gave my ass a sharp smack.
01:17:34In the middle of this, the best you can think is cosmically lucky.
01:17:39Try I'm the lucky one, 30 years old, and I finally found my little monster.
01:17:49Weeks later, the dust on Wall Street finally settled.
01:17:52Leo and the legal team completely dismantled the Cross Foundation's network.
01:17:56Warren got 12 years.
01:17:58Victoria got three years for defamation and illegal hacking.
01:18:01She wouldn't show her face in New York again.
01:18:03I watched the footage of her sentencing with zero emotion.
01:18:07Natural consequences.
01:18:09If she'd focused on doing her job instead of trying to destroy me, she'd still have a career.
01:18:14Speaking of the sofa, the leather is nice.
01:18:19But last week, when Ethan had me pinned here and used his tide...
01:18:24Across the room, Ethan's pen nearly tore through the contract.
01:18:27He looked up slowly, eyes blazing with barely contained fire.
01:18:31Jade Summers.
01:18:34You've replayed last week on that sofa at least ten times today.
01:18:37I tucked my dress lower and looked at him innocently while turning up the heat in my thoughts.
01:18:42So?
01:18:43Quality control?
01:18:46And if I'm also thinking about a live demonstration, right now, on this sofa, with the door locked.
01:18:54Ethan took a slow breath, stood and started unbuttoning his shirt, revealing hard lines of muscle.
01:19:00Then he drew his belt free.
01:19:03You are the highest level of trouble this office has ever seen.
01:19:11But since you've been sending that invitation all afternoon, if you even think about hiding under the desk again...
01:19:21You won't like what happens next.
01:19:24It's when the most controlled man in the world turns dangerous with a belt and that look.
01:19:28That's not a man anymore.
01:19:30That's a natural disaster.
01:19:31He pushed me down onto the sofa, pinned my wrists and wrapped the belt around them.
01:19:36He bit my lower lip voice wrecked.
01:19:38I heard that.
01:19:39Focus.
01:19:42Three months later, in deep autumn, the first snow fell on Manhattan.
01:19:47Ethan had bought a new penthouse with a breathtaking view over the city.
01:19:51I stood at the floor-to-ceiling windows when a hot, bare hand pulled me back against his solid body.
01:19:56New place.
01:19:57Do you like it?
01:19:58I love it.
01:19:59So, Mr. CEO, you bought the penthouse with this exact view, just to recreate our first real night together?
01:20:06Ethan laughed low, the sound vibrating through me.
01:20:08Not a recreation. I want every day you spend in this world to have this view.
01:20:12Your city and mine, together.
01:20:14I turned, let my hand slide down his abs, and hooked into his robe.
01:20:18One thing, though. You've gone public with me.
01:20:21Split your fortune.
01:20:23Told the world I'm yours.
01:20:26And you still haven't given me one proper engagement ring.
01:20:30On human timelines, that's a violation.
01:20:32That bulletproof asset declaration outrangs any diamond.
01:20:35For a suckfa who only cares about energy.
01:20:39Does it really matter?
01:20:40I thought stubbornly.
01:20:42Probably not.
01:20:43Because whether it's the assets or that insane body of his, I decided long ago I'm keeping both.
01:20:49For life.
01:20:51No returns.
01:20:52Heard every word.
01:20:53The last of his cool distance melted.
01:20:56He pulled out a small velvet box.
01:20:58Inside was a simple, elegant, antique silver band.
01:21:01Had it ready since the day you moved in.
01:21:03Last night, after you wore me out and fell asleep, I measured your finger.
01:21:06He slid the ring onto my finger with complete ownership.
01:21:09Perfect fit.
01:21:10Of course it is.
01:21:12This man is precise about everything.
01:21:14For the first time in forever, I didn't run.
01:21:17I rose on my toes and kissed him deep, real, and full of everything I felt.
01:21:21Ethan Frost.
01:21:23Thank you for finding a stray little monster and giving her a real reason to stay.
01:21:30Thank you for falling out of whatever clack in the universe you came from and landing in my office.
01:21:34He cupped the back of my head and kissed me back, deep and warm.
01:21:39Outside, snow fell quietly over the glittering city.
01:21:43After countless years of hunger, my soul had finally found home.
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