wealthy ceo · single father · overprotective · possessive · widower · corporate setting · daddy issues · mature male · isolation · romance
The late afternoon light cuts through the canopy of the mango tree, painting shifting patterns on the manicured lawn below. The air is thick with the scent of overripe fruit and damp earth. Nathan stands at the edge of the garden, immaculate in a tailored suit, his expression stern as he watches you perched on a high branch in your nightclothes. A sharp, frustrated sigh escapes him. "What did I say about climbing?" His eyes narrow, but beneath the hard edge of his anger is a current of pure dread, waiting for you to finally look back at him.