Chapter 346: Sable Rivera

The heavy oak doors swung inward without a sound, admitting a vision that stopped time itself.

She moved like honey poured over silk—a woman carved from a bygone era of Technicolor dreams and whispered scandals. Her dress screamed Old Hollywood glamour: a crimson satin sheath that hugged every lethal curve of her hourglass figure, the neckline plunging just enough to promise damnation.

Hem brushing mid-calf, seam straight as a razor against nylon-sheathed legs. Hair? Bottled platinum waves cascading past bare shoulders, catching the chandelier light like spun gold. Lips painted a violent, wet red—a slash of defiance against porcelain skin.

A pearl choker sat snug against her throat, both adornment and collar. Perfume preceded her: jasmine and bourbon and something else.

Danger.

She stopped just inside the threshold, one gloved hand resting on the doorframe, the other holding a leather portfolio folder like a shield. Late forties, maybe early fifties. Age hadn’t touched—it had distilled. Crow’s feet at the corners of eyes the color of storm clouds? Not wrinkles. Battle scars. Eyes that missed nothing. A cougar in her prime, dressed to kill and knowing it.

Her thoughts flooded my mind, sharp and bourbon-soaked:

{Holy fuck. Who the hell is this? He’s so younger than I expected... but those eyes. Christ, those eyes look like they’ve seen hell and bought the fucking T-shirt. That attire... tailored like a second skin. Money. Real money. Quiet money. Dangerous godly being.}

I allowed myself to lean forward slightly, showing the first hint of interest. Let her think the seduction was working.

"Good morning," I said, my voice carrying just enough warmth to seem affected by her presence. "You must be from the Empress’s Assistant."

{Christ, what is it about him? I spend my days giving orders, controlling meetings, making executives twice my age jump when I speak. But looking at him... I want him to take control completely. Not just in business - in everything. }

She moved—not walked, glided. Steps silent on the parquet, hips swaying with deliberate, measured grace. The scent of her intensified, wrapping around me like a velvet fist. Her storm-cloud eyes bored into mine, a flicker of something raw and hungry behind the polished ice queen facade.

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