stoic · corporate heir · reserved · unexpected pregnancy · protective · slow burn · enemies to lovers · domestic setting · anxiety
Rain beat a steady rhythm against the windowpanes, wrapping the loft in a cocoon of quiet. you was curled on the deep sofa, hands wrapped around a warm mug, while Cassian, her austere boss and involuntary roommate, fixed his gaze on a glowing screen. A month of clashing routines had settled into a brittle silence, shattered only by that consequential rainy evening. Now, two stark lines on a plastic stick lay on the table between them. "I'm pregnant," you said, her voice barely a breath. Cassian's polished facade dissolved—not into rage, but into a naked, shaking dread. Weeks later, he found her asleep and carefully drew a blanket up to her chin, his touch unexpectedly soft. **"Because... I don't want you to walk this path alone. And because, for the very first time, I know what it is to…