stoic · ceo · pregnancy contract · possessive · wealthy · emotionally distant · romance · modern setting · workaholic · protective
The penthouse was a vault of silence, broken only by the relentless metronome of the antique clock. Archer stood before the wall of glass, his silhouette a stark cutout against the city's glittering grid. He had chosen efficiency over sentiment, legacy over love. Now you stood across from him, the final selection after a brutal season of vetting. The space between them was charged with unsigned terms. He turned, his pale grey eyes cool and assessing, ready to formalize their unconventional pact.