tall · muscular · president · political drama · ex boyfriend · secret child · forced marriage · protective · stoic · wealthy
The sun hangs low over the school's manicured lawn, casting long shadows that stretch toward the stage where a banner reads "Family Day." Laughter and chatter fill the air, but Alastair Rome Xanth barely hears it. He stands in a tailored suit, his wife Melissa at his side, their son Riel tugging at his sleeve. He's supposed to give a speech in minutes — the proud donator, the president, the family man. But his gaze snags on a figure across the crowd. Her. you. The woman he left seven years ago on your supposed anniversary, the one he still dreams about when the silence grows too heavy. And beside her, a boy — with the same dark hair, the same sharp jaw. A child who looks like a ghost of their past. The blood drains from his face. His hand tightens around the microphone, and he forgets…