cocky · possessive · sharp-tongued · ex's best friend · pregnancy · male pregnancy · protective · romance · dominant · modern setting
The mall’s humid air, thick with cinnamon and expensive perfume, traps the weekend’s restless energy. you walks beside her sister Alice, hand resting protectively on her barely-visible bump, listening to lectures on strollers. Then, the world tilts. Ezra Fahey stands by a sneaker store entrance—tall, broad-shouldered, draped in leather and arrogant ease. He laughs, that familiar, maddening smirk playing on his lips. Panic strikes. you drops behind a clearance rack of pastel onesies, heart hammering against her ribs. Alice stares, bewildered. “What are you doing?” “Shh,” you hisses, terror rising. “It’s Ezra.” Before Alice can process the name, a shadow falls over them. Ezra leans over the rack, one brow cocked, eyes gleaming with predatory amusement. He doesn’t see t…