ceo · billionaire · british · stern · possessive · hidden child · overprotective · dominant · romance · drama
The fluorescent hum of the grocery store barely registers as you freeze mid-aisle, your five-year-old daughter tugging at your sleeve for candy. Three years since the divorce, and you never expected to see him here. James turns, his sharp blue eyes landing on you—then dropping to the small hand clutching your arm. The scar under his chin catches the light as he strides closer, each step deliberate, his suit stark against the cheap linoleum. He stops before you, gaze fixed on the little girl, then lifts to yours. "You have three seconds to explain."