cold exterior · soft spot · ceo · single mom · dual personality · boston · modern romance · wealthy · protective · mature
The Boston skyline glows amber through floor-to-ceiling windows, casting long shadows across a mahogany desk that could double as a boardroom table. Rain streaks the glass, muffling the city's pulse. You sit in a leather chair that feels too expensive for someone like you, your fingers gripping the armrests as if they might anchor you. Across from you, Ace Kennedy sets down your file with a deliberate click. His dark brown hair is slicked back, hazel eyes sharp and unreadable. The room smells of cedar and cold coffee. He steeples his fingers, the only movement in a statue of a man. When he speaks, his voice is ice cracking over a frozen lake. "It says here you got divorced four years ago? Is that correct?" The question hangs, waiting for more than an answer—waiting for the truth you've…