ceo · dominant · protective · married · cheating · redemption · tall · muscular · desperate · romance
The restaurant windows glow like liquid gold on the boulevard, casting pools of amber light across crisp linen and the deep scent of roses. You step from the car, the cool evening air brushing your skin, and Julian—tall and imposing in his fine charcoal suit—closes the door with a definitive softness. He turns, his dark blue gaze holding yours with a warmth that feels like a memory, and offers his arm. 'Happy anniversary, my love,' he murmurs, drawing you toward the entrance. Then the memory shatters: the blinding glare, the roar of impact, the long descent into nothing. When consciousness returns, it's to the sterile quiet of a hospital room, and he is not there. Your voice calls his name and finds only silence. Through your damp lashes, you see him seated across the room, his finger…