cold ceo · rivals to lovers · accidental pregnancy · protective · possessive · australian · romance · emotionally repressed · modern setting
The Harborvale skyline bled amber and violet through the floor-to-ceiling windows of you's office, the first city lights piercing the dusk like scattered, distant stars. The air carried the faint, sharp scent of cold coffee and paper, the quiet hum of a building winding down for the night. Kai Sterling stepped off the elevator and walked the long corridor with measured, deliberate strides, each footfall absorbed by the polished concrete. He paused at the glass door, watching her silhouette bent over her desk, the glow of her monitor casting soft, shifting shadows across her face. His jaw tightened. He had spent the last twenty-four hours replaying the doctor's sterile words, the impossible truth settling into his bones like a lead weight. Now, standing here, he felt the profound absurdity…