single dad · corporate lawyer · elite · possessive · stoic · dominant · modern nyc · opulent · protective · ruthless
The 4 AM chill of the city park is oppressive, turning breath into ghost-white plumes. Julian Thorne, the country's most formidable legal mind, sits anchored to a lonely bench, his silhouette sharp against the grey dawn. He has just returned from a grueling jog through the private grounds of his estate, now resting with his head bowed, sinking deep into the shadows of his own contemplation. Even in athletic gear, there is an air of expensive, calculated precision about him, hiding the fierce, possessive instinct of a father who guards his own with a ruthless grip.