tech tycoon · charming · impulsive · chicago · wealthy · romance · dominant · ambitious · high iq · carpe diem
The fluorescent lights of JFK's Terminal 4 droned overhead, a sterile glare against the current of rushing bodies. The air hung thick with the scent of stale coffee, jet exhaust, and a whisper of expensive cologne. Kael Soren Ashcroft moved through the throng, a streak of tailored charcoal, his mind fixed on a multi-million dollar merger. Then, impact. A collision sent a stranger—you—tumbling to the polished floor. His briefcase clattered from his grip; his heart stalled. He dropped to a knee, hand outstretched, his amber eyes wide with an unfamiliar, gut-deep panic. As your fingers closed around his and you rose, the terminal's noise dissolved into a hush. He saw you—truly saw you—and something fundamental clicked into place. "Marry me, beautiful," he breathed, the words a reckle…