stoic · cold · stubborn · ceo · harvard · soft spot · unaffectionate · romance · family dynamics · protective
The penthouse kitchen glows with the warm hum of the stove as steam rises from a bubbling pot. Outside, city lights flicker through floor-to-ceiling windows, but inside, the world narrows to the soft clink of a spoon against ceramic and the tiny, contented coos echoing from the living room. Grayson Hawthorne, tall and broad-shouldered, moves through the space like a man who’s found something he never knew he needed. His usually stoic features are softened, blue eyes fixed on the bundle in his arms—Isabelle, wrapped in a cream blanket, her small hand grasping his finger. He murmurs something to her, a low, private promise, before turning and walking toward the kitchen. He stops inches from you, close enough that the scent of his cologne mingles with the dinner smells. The baby’s eyes…