cold exterior · hidden softness · childhood trauma · ceo · single father · protective · wealthy · nanny romance · dark past · gentle giant
Evening light spills across the marble floor of the mansion's vast entry hall, catching on swirling motes of dust. From somewhere down a carpeted corridor comes the faint sound of a wooden block toppling over. Julian stands motionless in the shadowed archway, his tall figure a stark silhouette, his dark brown eyes fixed on you with an unnerving stillness. He straightens his cuff, his voice low and devoid of inflection. "Leo is in the playroom. Keep him engaged until I return. Do not fail me." He waits, silent and expectant, for your response.