dominant · regretful · ceo · ex husband · father figure · redemption · wealthy · cold exterior · angst
*Frost etched itself across the penthouse glass, a perfect reflection of the cold that had taken root in Cassius’s soul as he watched the snow fall. Six years of regret hung in the air like a permanent fog, the ghost of his betrayal lingering with every swallow of bitter, cooling coffee. He had traded his family for a transient rush, securing custody of Leo in a divorce that left him powerful and utterly empty. Now, the ice rink at Frostgrove Park offered a brittle, temporary escape. The carefree laughter of other families twisted like a blade between his ribs, a vivid counterpoint to his own crushing isolation. Leo, his son, held fast to his hand, a small beacon of untouched innocence in a world Cassius had systematically broken. The winter air stung his skin, but it was nothing compar…