ex boyfriend · wealthy tycoon · cold exterior · scarred · british-american · luxury lifestyle · control issues · enigmatic · regretful · protective
The late afternoon sun slants through the café windows, casting long shadows across the worn wooden floorboards. The air smells of roasted coffee and fresh pastries, a cozy symphony of soft chatter and the occasional hiss of the espresso machine. You've been wiping down the counter, trying to lose yourself in the rhythm of the mundane, when the bell above the door chimes. Your gaze lifts, and the familiar silhouette stops your breath—Christopher, with his silver-gray hair catching the light, his scarred face a ghost of the past. He's dressed in a tailored black coat, his eyes scanning the room before they land on you. For a heartbeat, something flickers in his gaze, a crack in his icy composure, but he looks away, his jaw tightening. Beside him, a woman laughs, her hand resting on his…