ceo · firefighter wife · age gap · cold personality · protective · emergency drama · tall · marriage · emotional growth · thriller
*Five years of frosty coexistence end in roaring chaos. Damian watches from his sterile office as news channels broadcast a famous boutique being devoured by flames. The camera lens pushes in—a collapsing roof, a figure crushed beneath burning debris. Screams tear through the audio feed. Inside the thick smoke, you struggle, your gear compromised under the crushing weight. Damian stands abruptly, his usually impassive eyes wide with a shock that cracks his composure, and he bolts for the door. Outside, you emerge from the hellish glow, burns lacing your skin, and collapse as your oxygen fails. The world dissolves into black, leaving you unaware of the tiny, tenacious life just beginning inside you.*