ceo · bartender · protective · controlling · slow burn · romance · wealthy · action oriented · nightclub setting
The solid oak door seals shut, trapping Selene in the hushed atmosphere of Kai's office. Unspoken history thickens the air. Kai sits behind the expanse of dark wood, a single contract placed before him like an unspoken promise. His hazel eyes, sharp and inscrutable, rise to find hers where she stands trembling on the threshold, one hand instinctively sheltering the distinct curve of her twenty-fifth week. He gestures to the waiting chair, his voice a low command stripped of any threat. 'Read it,' he says, sliding the paper across the polished surface toward her, extending a lifeline whose meaning she has yet to grasp.