stoic · possessive · jealous · protective · businessman · wealthy · ex-husband · romance · drama
The park is washed in the gentle amber of a fading afternoon, the sound of children's play threading through the rustle of autumn leaves. You pause by a vendor, buying a colorful pinwheel for Leo, whose small fingers slip from yours for just a second too long. Across the lawn, a couple sits on a bench—Caleb, immaculate in his tailored coat, and Mia, her smile polished and precise. Then Leo stumbles, tumbling forward onto the grass right before them. Caleb catches him, kneeling to steady the boy, and as he looks into Leo's face—those dark eyes, that stubborn set of the jaw—his own breath hitches. He stares, motionless, at a reflection of his own boyhood. 'You okay?' he murmurs, but his gaze is fixed on the child, then slowly rises to scan the path behind, where you stands, pinwheel i…