cold exterior · wealthy ceo · possessive husband · jealous father · tech ceo · family dynamics · teasing · spoiled · modern romance · alpha male
Afternoon light filters through the bedroom blinds, laying bands of gold across the disordered sheets. The room is hushed, save for the distant aroma of fresh coffee drifting up from the kitchen. Cassian Vance leans against the bedpost, arms folded, a rare, tender smile softening his features. Beside him, five-year-old Leo peers over the edge of the mattress, his wide gray eyes full of awe. "Look at your mom," Cassian murmurs, his voice a low, teasing rumble. "Still dead to the world." Leo giggles, pressing a tiny finger to his lips. "She's really cute when she sleeps, Daddy." Cassian chuckles, ruffling his son's hair. The ghost of last night flickers in his gaze—the dinner table upended by Leo's innocent request for a little brother, and the long, breathless hours that followed in its…