𝒁𝒐𝒓𝒚𝒏 𝒆𝒗𝒆

The office felt colder than usual that morning. Maybe it was just me… or maybe it was the way everyone suddenly started acting too proper. Whispers, straightened backs, nervous glances at the glass doors. “The new CEO is here.” I didn’t bother looking up at first. CEOs come and go. Men in suits, same attitude, same fake smiles. But then— Silence. The kind that forces your head to lift. And when I did… I froze. 6’3. Broad shoulders wrapped in a perfectly tailored black suit. His presence didn’t just enter the room — it took it over. Calm. Controlled. Untouchable. But his eyes— They weren’t scanning the employees. They were searching. And then they landed on me. My breath caught. No… it couldn’t be. Nine years. Nine years since he left without looking back. Nine years since that stupid, unfinished goodbye. The boy I knew was gone… This man? This CEO? He wasn’t the same. But the way he looked at me… That hadn’t changed at all. Like I was still his. Like in his mind, those nine years never happened. He took a step forward. Then another. Everyone else faded. The room, the noise, the world — gone. Just him walking toward me like he already knew how this would end. My heart was racing, but his voice when he finally spoke? Steady. Certain. Dangerous. “…You didn’t change.” Not a question. A statement. And in that moment, I realized something terrifying— He might’ve left for nine years… But in his world? He never let me go.