TAMING THE ICE HEARTED CEO
portant to make noise. Amara Lane stared at the rising numbers, her reflection flickering on the polished steel walls. Her hands trembled slightly, not from fear
because image mattered in Los Angeles, especially when walking in
ah B
ame sounde
or pinged.
white marble floors that sparkled under recessed lighting, walls lined with abstract art in shad
as sharp. Cle
her without looking up
. I have an
ion unreadable. "Top floor. Private elevator. Swipe this."
heduled this as a second-round interview for an executive assistant position-high pressure
vator and swiped the card. The d
music. Just h
fl
faster with eve
lionaire boss befor
g tech company and turned it into a multi-industry empire by the age of thirty. He didn't attend parties. D
ator doo
ust one-Amara forg
f Los Angeles so high it made the city feel small. The space was modern and minimalist: charcoal grey furni
obsidian desk, typing somethi
n't lo
voice smooth but devoid
ed. "I'm ri
ing. Slowly li
fr
ngular, cheekbones defined like he'd been carved rather than born. Dark hair swept back
man assessing a threat-o
're already late. Punctuality is being early. That tel
believe punctuality is about being on tim
rched, jus
with your potential
they start
her like a problem he couldn't yet s
here to
are you
teady. "To do the j
curiosity. A pause. Then it vanis
s in his pockets. When he stopped in front of her, she felt th
te my needs. Organize a calendar with no margin for error. Travel at a moment's notice
he job de
tand the reality. Assistants don't last more than three months in this role. Most leav
didn't
worse than a ba
her. The sile
hen every assistant I've hired turned out to be incom
rd. And then she
want your money
ave hi
but his eyes did. The walls
, he extend
ke excuses. Don't try to impress me-just be com
and. His grip
ands touched som
ic jolt, not painful... but
r hand like h
retreating behind his desk like nothing had
ned and w
efore gla
atching
th int
th con
mething shifted smal
Or fate. Or anything as u
as somethin
ng unse
hing
ated it