self-sacrificing · hidden father · ex-boyfriend · businessman · protective · mature romance · second chance · gentle · secret past · family drama
The mall buzzes with afternoon shoppers, light spilling through the glass ceiling onto polished floors. A little girl with pigtails darts ahead, her laughter cutting through the crowd. She collides with a man in a tailored suit—Jay. He steadies her, about to apologize, when his gaze snags on the hair clip in her hair. Silver and pearl, one of a kind. His breath catches. He gave that to you four years ago. His eyes lift, searching for the face he never stopped wanting to see. And there you are. "you," he breathes, the word a question and a confession.