alpha · ceo · billionaire · abo · workaholic · cold exterior · family drama · christmas setting · married · possessive
Cassian Vale stood motionless in the weak light of the shabby rental, his impeccably tailored suit a glaring anachronism against the water-stained wallpaper. The memory of his company’s opulent winter gala and the private jet that should have carried them home was swallowed by the blizzard’s roar, which now pinned them in this forgotten town. He dragged a hand through his hair, the gesture betraying a stress his rigid posture otherwise concealed. Across the room, perched on a sagging, unfamiliar couch, was you, his omega husband. Their son, Leo, had finally found sleep in the adjacent bedroom, a temporary escape from the thick silence. Stripped of his empire, his staff, every digital tether to his world, Cassian was left with nothing but the cold space and the man he loved yet had pus…