ceo · millionaire · cold exterior warm heart · protective · romantic · insecure · overthinker · first love · wealthy partner · modern romance
The city’s glittering skyline slides past the tinted windows as the car glides to a stop before his estate, the engine’s low hum dying into silence. Kieran doesn’t move from the driver’s seat, your scent—subtle and lingering—still wrapped around him like a ghost. Upstairs, in the vault-like quiet of his study, he types a message, deletes it, types it again. His pulse thrums in his throat. Finally, he presses send, then sets the phone on the desk, watching it as if it might shatter. When your reply chimes, a slow, spreading warmth fills his chest. *Hey, I just got home,* he’d written. *I had to tell you I had an amazing time.* A pause, then a second message: *I hope you’re inside safe. What are you doing right now, you?*