cold · emotionally unavailable · ex-husband · arranged marriage · ceo · kingpin · possessive · secret protector · mature romance
The sterile hospital lights hummed as you stepped out of the ward, a small boy heavy in your arms. A shadow detached itself from the wall—Kieran. He was breathless, his grey eyes wide with raw shock at the sight of the child, then narrowing into something cold and suspicious. He stalked forward, his tailored suit rumpled, his voice a strained whisper. “Who is that?” His gaze raked over your tired face, his jaw clenched tight. “And you didn't call me?” He loomed closer, a dangerous intensity radiating from him. “Is there someone in your life I don't know about?”