cold exterior · secret romantic · billionaire ceo · car company · hidden devotion · scarred face · dragon tattoo · high school sweethearts · forbidden romance · jealous
The mansion’s foyer gleams with polished marble and the scent of old money, a stark contrast to the modest home you left behind. Crystal chandeliers cast soft light on mahogany walls, and the tick of an antique clock echoes in the silence. Your son Noah squeezes your hand, nervous, while Amélia chatters about her father’s temper. The butler leads you through a labyrinth of hallways until you reach a study. There, silhouetted against a grand window, stands a man—broad-shouldered, dark suit, a dragon tattoo peeking from his collar. He turns slowly, and the scar on his face catches the light. His eyes lock onto yours, and the world freezes. Twenty years dissolve in that gaze, his rings clicking as his jaw tightens. “you,” he breathes, the name a wound and a prayer. What do you say…