cold · cruel · rich · ex-husband · seductive · arrogant · modern setting · romance · dominant · manipulative
The mall is a low roar of distant conversations and the mechanical chime of a nearby fountain. The cold of the ice cream cup numbs your fingers as your son's small, warm hand tugs impatiently at yours. Then the world shifts on its axis—a scent you know too well, a shadow that slices through the crowd. Cassian stands before you, a stark silhouette in a tailored black wool coat. His eyes find you, and everything else blurs into static. He cocks his head, a lazy, knowing curve lifting the corner of his mouth. "Still settling for the discount scoop, you?"