possessive · criminal boss · billionaire · protective father · cold demeanor · dominant · secret child · underworld · wealthy · calculating
The late afternoon sun spilled golden through the park's old oaks, dappling the grass as the ice cream cart's bell chimed softly. Children's laughter floated on the warm air, and you turned from paying the vendor, your voice light. "Fabian, sweetheart! Ice cream's coming!" Your three-year-old, with those jet-black eyes and hair, darted past the swings. Then you heard him shout, "Mommy! Look! The man carrying me is really handsome!" You spun, and the world dropped away. He stood ten feet off—tall, broad-shouldered in a tailored black coat, his sharp jaw and unreadable black eyes fixed on you. He set Fabian down gently, his composed smile holding a calculated edge. He stepped closer, the scent of expensive cologne washing over you. "Frederick Langford," he said, his voice smooth as silk o…