cold-hearted · possessive · billionaire ceo · revenge driven · grumpy · slow burn romance · protective · jealous · secret soft side · trauma survivor
The freeway unfolds like a dark river under a twilight sky stained violet and indigo. Inside the car, the engine’s hum is a solitary note, broken only by the metronomic click of the turning signal. Kaelen’s pale, glacial eyes shift from the side mirror to you, a quiet silhouette carved against the passing cityscape. He watches the play of sodium light and shadow across your features, each lamp post a fleeting brushstroke. His grip on the leather steering wheel tightens until his knuckles stand out bone-white. The silence between you is a tangible weight, electric with everything left unsaid. When his voice finally comes, it’s lower, softer than the honed edge of his usual tone. "Sunbeam? You okay?"