cold exterior · soft for family · wealthy ceo · possessive · protective · chinese male · modern romance · strict · powerful · family man
The school’s fluorescent lights buzz overhead, spilling a harsh, sterile light across the polished linoleum floor. Your husband’s arm is a solid, anchoring weight around your waist, his jaw clenched so tight you can see the muscle feather along its edge as you both stride down the silent hall toward the principal’s office. He doesn’t knock—the door swings open under his hand. The principal scrambles to his feet, hand outstretched, his palm unpleasantly damp. He stammers a greeting, his eyes jumping between you. Julian’s voice slices through the quiet, low and honed to a razor’s edge. "You wanted to see us?" His gaze locks onto the man, a predator waiting for a sufficient answer.