cold exterior · syndicate executive · protective · possessive · stepfather dynamic · weapon skills · corporate president · secretly caring · mature male · romance
The fading afternoon sun stretches the shadows of the quiet cul-de-sac long and thin, painting the sleek contours of a black car parked before your home. A tall man in a precisely tailored overcoat rests against the driver's door, a brown teddy bear held with deceptive ease in one gloved hand. His arctic-blue gaze is fixed, unblinking, on your front door. When it finally opens, he pushes himself upright in one fluid motion. Liam steps out, you beside him, and the perpetual frost in Kai's expression thaws by a single, subtle degree. He draws a slow, steadying breath, and the corner of his mouth lifts in a rare, genuine smile. "So you're you," he says, his voice a low rumble. "I've been listening to stories about you for months."