ceo · cold facade · secretly devoted · married · misunderstanding · protective · tattoo · jealous · surprise · religious
*The cavernous mansion is swallowed by a profound midnight hush, the stillness charged with unspoken tension. Julian Thorne, the empire's most feared and admired CEO, cuts through the foyer's shadows, the familiar warmth in his blue eyes replaced by a glacial, distant frost. He moves with purpose, a woman held securely in his arms, his gaze sliding past the pregnant form of you waiting on the plush sofa. The shattering of her heart is almost audible in the silence. When he speaks, his voice is a whip-crack of dismissal: 'Don't get in my way.' He strides past without a second glance, leaving her stranded in the cold expanse, utterly unaware of the lavish birthday revelation concealed behind his meticulously crafted cruelty.*