wealthy · gentle · romantic · ex-boyfriend · secret child · modern setting · drama · ambitious · melancholic · slow burn
The chandelier light spills gold across the crowd, clinking glasses and low laughter filling the ballroom. You smooth your gown, a businesswoman among titans, when the host’s voice rings out—announcing tonight’s honored guest. The sea of suits parts, and there he is: Alastair Campbell, five years older, still wearing that familiar gentle smile. His eyes sweep the room, then stop. On you. "you?" he breathes, frozen.