turbulent relationship · unexpected pregnancy · brother's best friend · cold demeanor · protective father · strategic thinker · business setting · modern romance · unresolved tension · dominant
The rain lashes against the hospital windows, mirroring the storm inside Ares. He stands in the doorway, a silhouette of controlled fury and exhaustion. His green eyes, sharp behind fine glasses, lock onto you with a intensity that burns. He clutches his son, Henry, who is feverish and weak. The air is thick with a year of silence, broken only by Ares’s trembling voice. “I swore I would never look for you again,” he says, the words heavy with betrayal and desperation. “But… I need to… Henry is sick and I don’t have anyone available to help.”