Lace Game with the CEO

Episode 1

Grace Miller has one dream: to design lingerie for Noir, the top brand in America. But her real motivation runs deeper than ambition — her sister needs surgery, and Grace needs money fast. She arrives at the Noir building for her 2:00 p.m. interview, nervous and determined. A receptionist sends her down a hallway, and Grace follows the directions until she realizes something is very wrong. This isn't an interview room. Before she can back out, she comes face to face with Chris Sullivan, the CEO himself — gorgeous, commanding, and completely misunderstanding why she's there.

Episode 2

Chris mistakes Grace for a new product tester and jumps straight into business. He asks her age, tells her to remove her clothes, and explains he needs to measure her "reaction." Grace is mortified but desperate. She begs for the job, insisting she's a designer and showing him her portfolio. Chris isn't interested in her designs — he's focused on testing a new product, something that clearly isn't lingerie. Grace has no idea what she's walked into, but she can't afford to walk out. Not when her sister's life depends on this paycheck.

Episode 3

The misunderstanding finally cracks. Grace blurts out that she's here for the designer position, not product testing. Chris pauses, amused. He offers her "compensation" for the confusion, then drops a bombshell: he wants her to sign a contract to be his sub, and he'll pay her triple — 300 grand. Grace is disgusted. She refuses, tells him today was a disaster, and storms out. But back home, the phone rings. A doctor delivers the news she's been dreading: her sister's condition has worsened, and the surgery can't wait.

Episode 4

Grace is cornered. The surgery costs $300,000 and is due tomorrow. She promises the doctor she'll get the money, even if she has to sell everything she owns. With no other option, she returns to Chris and makes her own demand: she'll accept his proposal, but only if he hires her as a lingerie designer at Noir. Chris doesn't hide his opinion — her designs are "blank," lacking heat and hunger. But he sees potential. He tells her a blank page can become anything, and offers her the contract. Be his, and he'll show her what real desire looks like.

Episode 5

Grace pushes back — he humiliated her designs, and now he wants her as his sex slave? Chris reframes it: she can't design great lingerie unless she's felt wanting and being wanted. He offers $300,000 per month, enough to cover the surgery. Grace asks for the first payment upfront. Then she reads the contract: a dominant-submissive agreement with strict rules. The sub must obey without question. Punishments for disobedience, rewards for compliance. Bondage, spanking, wax play. When Chris learns she's a virgin, he's surprised but intrigued. Grace signs — with one condition. She wants to become Noir's best designer.

Episode 6

Chris hands Grace her first assignment: wear a remote-controlled device to the office tomorrow. Grace is horrified — her first day is some kind of sex game? He gives her a choice: do it herself, or he'll do it for her. And he wants to be called "master." The next morning, Grace shows up at his office, flustered and furious at how unreal this man is. Chris immediately checks whether she followed instructions. She didn't. His response is calm and terrifying: "Bad girl, you disobeyed me. Now you're gonna get a punishment. On your knees."

Episode 7

Grace is scared, but she doesn't back out. Her sister needs her. Whatever it takes. She submits, calling him master, and Chris promises he won't hurt her. He binds her hands and spanks her — it stings, but there's something oddly satisfying about it. He stops after her first punishment, warning her that next time, it won't be her hands. Then he asks about the egg. She didn't bring it. Chris tells her to put it in — right there at the office. Grace is mortified, but she does it herself while he waits. Then he tells her to follow him. Training is just beginning.

Episode 8

Chris leads Grace into a private room, and she realizes he's actually going to train her here. He tells her to explore her tastes and limits — to master desire, she has to feel it. If it's too much, she can beg. Grace tries to keep her composure, but Chris pushes her further, teasing her about being a virgin. She fires back, unimpressed, saying his efforts are nice but would never make her come. Chris is amused, not offended. He accepts the challenge. They'll try again — and he won't hold back.

Episode 9

Grace is breathless, flushed, barely holding it together. Whatever Chris just did, it worked — and she hates how much she liked it. She tells him he's getting to her, the words tumbling out wrong. Then, quieter, sharper: "I hate you." Chris doesn't flinch. He's won this round, and they both know it. Grace is in deeper than she planned, caught between desperation, desire, and a man who seems to see right through her. The game is only getting started — and she's already losing control.

If you like your romance with sharp power plays, slow-burn tension, and a heroine who refuses to break, this one's worth hitting play on.