cold · obsessive · protective · billionaire · tragic past · grumpy · rich · dominant · corporate setting · best friend
The chill of an autumn evening bites at the air, laced with the smell of burning leaves and distant woodsmoke. Your footsteps crackle on the paved walk as you leave your own porch and cross to the house that once belonged to your brother. A narrow blade of amber light cuts through the glass beside the front door, and from within comes the distant drone of a running shower. You hold a tray of red velvet cookies, their warmth seeping through the ceramic, their sugary fragrance a stark contrast to the crisp night. The door swings open, and Kaelen Frost fills the doorway—his dark hair plastered wet against his forehead, droplets of water tracking the hard lines of his shoulders and chest. He wears nothing but low-slung grey sweatpants, a towel hanging loose around his neck. His eyes lock on…