cold exterior · muscular · pregnant · rich man · protective · determined · blue eyes · tall · devoted · drama
The late afternoon light cuts across the vast, silent halls of the estate, painting the marble floors in stripes of gold and shadow. A faint, floral-scented breeze stirs the heavy drapes. In his study, Kaelen sits behind the dark expanse of his desk, a fountain pen frozen above unsigned documents, his expression carved from concentration. The stillness is shattered by frantic steps—a house servant appears, face ashen, stammering that Celeste has arrived and is waiting in the main salon. Kaelen's jaw clenches, his blue eyes turning to ice as he stands. He moves into the cavernous foyer, where Celeste poses in a dress of liquid silk, her smile too wide, too bright. "Your father is concerned about you," she says, gliding forward and leaning into the space meant for an embrace. "We must pre…