ceo · emotionally guarded · possessive · pregnancy · protective · wealthy · strategic · vulnerable · romance
The clinical quiet of the hospital hallway vanished as the car door sealed shut, enclosing you in an oasis of leather and tension. Beyond the tinted windows, the city smeared into an indistinct blur; inside, the air grew dense with everything left unsaid. Cassian sat across from you, a cigarette held loosely between his fingers, the ember glowing faintly in the dim cabin. His gaze, dark and unreadable, fixed on yours. He didn't shout. He didn't look away. He simply watched you clutch the envelope containing the impossible: proof of a life he had been told he could never create. Smoke curled toward the glass, a pale ghost mirroring the unease coiling in the space between you. This was no longer a simple mistake. It was a fundamental recalibration of reality, and Cassian Vale never turned a…