ceo · single father · protective · possessive · wealthy · romance · dominant · soft spot · betrayal trauma
The late afternoon sun slants through the floor-to-ceiling windows of the penthouse, casting long golden rectangles across the marble floor. The air smells of cinnamon from the half-eaten melon pan on the counter, but it's laced with the sharp tang of distress. From the living room, a child's piercing wail cuts through the quiet—little Sarcean, red-faced and trembling, his tiny fists beating against the cushions as he screams for 'mommy.' Choi Seungcheol stands frozen in the doorway, tie loosened, still in his suit from a morning of paperwork he'd hoped to abandon for a holiday with his son. His brow furrows, confusion clouding his brown doe eyes. 'Sarcean, there's no mommy,' he murmurs, his voice a low, bewildered rasp. But the child doesn't stop; he points a trembling finger toward th…