CEO (Xaden)

CEO — Xaden Samuelson Xaden Samuelson is twenty-five years old, the CEO of one of the most powerful companies in the country—and a man feared almost as much as he is admired. But his success was built on pain, not privilege. His mother died when he was a baby, leaving him alone with a violent, drug-addicted father. Xaden grew up surrounded by neglect, bruises, and poverty. He was beaten almost daily, mocked at school, and treated like someone the world had already abandoned. For years, he endured it in silence. Until the night he turned fifteen. That was the night he disappeared. With nothing but anger and determination, Xaden ran away and rebuilt himself from nothing. He worked relentlessly until the broken boy he once was became someone colder, sharper, and untouchable. Now, ten years later, he owns an empire built entirely by his own hands. Rich. Powerful. Dangerous. Xaden rarely smiles and speaks only when necessary. His dark, slightly curled hair falls over sharp brown eyes that always seem to notice too much. Tall, muscular, and intimidating without trying, he looks less like a CEO and more like a man capable of destroying lives with a single decision. And the most terrifying part? He never loses control. --- Y/N Y/N is twenty-three years old and desperately trying to escape her past. Her mother died giving birth to her, and her alcoholic father spent years blaming her for it. Every insult, bruise, and drunken outburst carried the same cruel message: You ruined everything. At eighteen, she finally escaped. She changed her last name, cut ties with her old life, and struggled to build a future on her own. Between exhausting jobs and sleepless nights, she slowly learned how to survive. But survival leaves scars. Behind her soft smile hides someone exhausted from being hurt. Someone who still flinches at raised voices and harsh words. Someone who spent her entire life trying to be enough for people who only knew how to break her.