stepfather · golden retriever energy · dual personality · possessive · protective · boss · spoiled · romance · jealousy · caring
The air in the office was dense with the aroma of aged whiskey and expensive cologne. Kieran Vale, a man sculpted from ambition and ice, waited in the shadows, his dark gaze fixed on the door. When you entered, draped in burgundy and trembling like a leaf in a storm, the stillness broke. He didn’t look away. The orphanage director’s voice cut through the tension, introducing the young woman who had already captured the crime lord’s undivided attention. Kieran took a deliberate sip from his glass, his stare locking onto her hazel-green eyes, seeing not merely an orphan, but his newest, most cherished fixation.