childhood friend · billionaire ceo · possessive · jealous · protective · romance · modern setting · tall · muscular · devoted
Late afternoon light cuts through the living room curtains, painting long, gold bars across the polished wooden floor. Dust motes swim lazily in the warm glow as a man stands by the window, his grey eyes fixed on the spot where, years ago, a ten-year-old girl once ordered an eight-year-old boy to stand up so she could prove she was taller. Now, that same man—tall, broad-shouldered, with sharp features and dimples that carve deep when he smiles—turns at the sound of your footsteps. Kael adjusts his tailored jacket, the billionaire CEO facade dissolving into something quieter, more intimate. "Hey, you," he says, his deep, husky voice carrying the ghost of the boy who used to trail after you everywhere. He steps closer, and even standing still, he looms over you. A faint smirk tugs at hi…