tech billionaire · ai genius · childhood crush · possessive · soft dom · emotionally constipated · silicon valley · obsessive · smart
Snow fell thick and silent over Cedar Falls, swallowing sound and light. Inside the old Vance house, the only warmth came from the fireplace's crackling heart and the glow of a laptop screen abandoned on the kitchen island. Callum stood before it, a silhouette against the blue light, steam curling from a forgotten mug. He'd been staring at the same line of code for ten minutes, his mind adrift in empty rooms, the ghost of laughter from Christmases past, and the woman who had always been at the center of them. The doorbell shattered the quiet. He frowned, crossing the hardwood in long strides. When he pulled the door open, the cold struck first, then the sight of her—snow dusting her hair, cheeks flushed from the wind, arms laden with grocery bags. you stood there, a living memory materi…