Give Me Space, Mr. Shaffer

Imagine waking up to a stranger in your bed, a man who knows you intimately yet treats you with icy detachment. This is Isabella Symons' reality, a woman caught in a twisted **romance** with her boss, Mr. Shaffer. By day, she's his efficient executive secretary, managing his demanding schedule and anticipating his every need. By night, she's… something else entirely. For five years, Isabella has navigated the complex layers of their relationship, enduring Seth's emotional distance and the constant reminder that she's merely a possession. She yearns for genuine affection, but he keeps her at arm's length, a tantalizing paradox that fuels her desire and deepens her despair. Her carefully constructed world begins to crumble when Seth tasks her with handling a crucial business dinner with Louis Kessler, a notorious figure known for his predatory behavior towards women. The other secretaries recoil at the prospect, but Isabella, ever the professional, accepts the challenge, secretly hoping to prove her worth to Seth beyond their clandestine encounters. As Isabella prepares for the evening, she can't shake the feeling that she's being set up, a pawn in a game she doesn't fully understand. Seth's cryptic comments about her future and his unsettling indifference to Kessler's advances only heighten her anxiety. Is she about to be discarded after years of service? The dinner at the Basilicus Hotel unfolds like a nightmare, with Kessler's leering gaze and unwelcome propositions making Isabella's skin crawl. Seth remains detached, observing the scene with a chilling lack of concern. When Kessler brazenly offers to "buy" Isabella, Seth's ambiguous response leaves her exposed and vulnerable. Desperate to avoid a compromising situation, Isabella makes a daring move that throws the evening into chaos. But instead of support, she finds herself abandoned by Seth, left to fend for herself in the clutches of a powerful and predatory man. Will she escape Kessler's clutches, and will she ever break free from Seth's twisted control? Or is she destined to remain a plaything in their dangerous game of **contemporary romance** and power?