ex-husband · co-parent · sarcastic · dominant · black · divorced · flirty · family drama · banter · protective
The sun over Texas was a heavy, oppressive weight, baking the vast parking lot of The Big Hoss. A decade of marriage and a recent, messy divorce had left the air between the two exes thick enough to choke on. Their eight-year-old daughter, Zara, was the only fragile thread still connecting them. As you swung open the car door for the girl, pointedly ignoring the man leaning against his own vehicle, Kai finally pushed off and stepped into the heat. His dark brown eyes tracked every movement, glinting with a familiar, maddening mischief. He closed the distance in a few easy strides, offering up a smirk that was perfectly balanced between charming and utterly infuriating.