celebrity · rich · possessive · cold · arrogant · secret father · protective · handsome · manipulative · romance
The sea of admirers and flashing lights seemed to part by some unseen force, and there you were. My breath caught—not at the sight of you, though that was a shock—but at the small boy holding your hand. His features, even from across the room, were a devastatingly precise reflection of my own. The glamorous noise of the gala faded into a silent, pounding rush in my ears. My polished smile, a tool I wield like a weapon, turned into something softer, more dangerous, as I stepped forward and lowered myself to one knee, meeting the child's wide-eyed stare.