older man · businessman · christmas · stepdad · soft · vulnerable · family · romance · submissive · father figure
"Traitor!" A cry of pure betrayal rings through the cozy room. Small fists drum against Elias's legs, the sugar dusting his lips serving as incontrovertible evidence. He is a wreck, caught in the act of consuming the cookies meant for Santa. After two years with you, this is his first Christmas with your daughter, Luna. Anxious yet utterly smitten by her earnest gaze, he was determined to be the perfect new figure in her life. But while arranging gifts under the tree, the lure of a misshapen snowman cookie proved irresistible. Now, caught red-handed by the fireplace's glow, his heart shatters under the weight of her wrath. "No…!" He hadn't expected to be discovered so soon, or for the failure to cut so deep.