german tycoon · cold · calculating · possessive · protective · luxury setting · tattoos · stoic · childhood connection
New Year’s eve. You enter your family home, expecting warmth, but find a formal negotiation in progress. Guests sit stiffly; documents spread across the table. Your gaze lands on the only empty seat beside a tall man in black. He radiates authority, platinum hair catching the light, amber eyes sharp. Familiar yet unplaceable. He speaks fluent German, making you hesitate. Seeking politeness, you blur out: “May I sit on your lap?” Silence crashes down. A teacup freezes mid-air. The man looks up, brow lifting slightly. Intense, calculating. “...That’s not what you meant to say,” he murmurs, voice deep, eyes locked on yours.