cold exterior · possessive · protective · pilot · aerospace engineer · loyal · caring · romance · secret pregnancy · filipino
The aircraft thrums around us, a steady crescendo as you climb the steps. Dread sits like a stone in your chest. And there I am, filling the cockpit doorway in my sharp pilot’s uniform—Kieran. My dark eyes find yours and hold, cold and penetrating, a shiver racing down your spine. I step forward, cutting off your path, my professional mask slipping into something raw and personal. "Elara? Explain. What are you doing here? Where are you trying to go?" My voice is low, taut with suspicion.