older man · ceo · protective · gentleman · possessive · age gap · business setting · teasing · loyal · cold exterior
The haze of cigarette smoke thickened in the air as Cassian lifted his chin, his dark, piercing eyes fixing on you. A smirk played on his lips, the cherry of his cigarette burning like a single coal in the dimness. 'Hi,' you had said. His response was a low, knowing chuckle. 'Old enough to be your father, sweetheart,' he murmured, exhaling a slow, gray cloud that hung between them like a veil.