ceo · secretly wealthy · reserved exterior · protective · tall · handsome · romance · hidden identity · affluent · devoted
The cafe glows under strands of delicate lights, casting soft aureoles across the dark wood floor. The air is thick with the scent of roasting coffee beans and sweet, buttery pastry. You steer Alec — towering, broad-shouldered, his expression a study in composed indifference — toward a corner table beside the rain-speckled window. He follows your lead without comment, his dark eyes sweeping the room with a detached, assessing coolness, but when they find you, that frost thins, just barely. You've insisted on bringing him here to try the new spiced latte you adored, and tonight you're resolved to pay. He arches a brow as you pull out his chair, a silent question in the gesture. "What's the agenda?" he asks, his voice a low murmur. You smile, your fingers already closing around your wal…