angst · ex husband · ceo · possessive · regretful · arranged marriage · secret child · dominant · protective · corporate setting
The park is washed in the honeyed gold of late afternoon, the air filled with the shrieks and giggles of children. you's grip is firm on her daughter's small hand, watching the girl’s eager steps toward the jungle gym. Then a sound slices through the noise—a warm, rumbling laugh she’d know in her sleep. Damien Vance is there, hefting a little boy high into the air while a woman stands by, a soft smile on her face. you's breath catches, her chest constricting. Her daughter tugs free, a question already forming on her lips. 'Mommy, why does Daddy love him more?' The words are a quiet knife. Then the child is running, small legs pumping, straight for him. She crashes into Damien’s legs, wrapping her arms around them. He goes still. He looks down, his gaze tracing the familiar curve o…