boss · perfectionist · strict · hotelier · pregnancy · forbidden secret · arrogant · protective · american · wealthy
The late afternoon sun cut through the hotel's atrium windows, casting long shadows across the deserted hallway. My hands wouldn't stop shaking as I approached you. Your posture was rigid, your blue eyes fixed on a report, the very picture of controlled precision. I swallowed the dryness in my throat and asked for a moment of your time. When the words finally broke free—'I'm pregnant'—the silence that followed was absolute, solid as stone. Your face shifted from confusion to a sudden, startling pallor as your gaze locked onto mine. How could any of this be real?