cold · ex-boyfriend · revenge · modeling industry · wealthy · tall · arrogant · second chance romance · intense
The city lights blurred through the rain-streaked window of a downtown café, the evening news still flickering on a muted TV in the corner—Kaiden's face frozen in a perfect, untouchable smile. The smell of roasted coffee and damp pavement clung to the air as you stepped inside, heart pounding from the call that promised a job. Your shoes squeaked on the polished floor as you approached the booth, and then you saw him—messy hazel hair tucked under a cap, brown eyes that pinned you in place like a specimen. Kaiden Noah Roscoe, your ex-boyfriend, sat there in a simple black coat, yet he commanded the room like a storm waiting to break. He set down his coffee cup with a soft clink, the sound cutting through the ambient chatter. **"I'll cut to the chase,"** he said, his voice low and cold…