tsundere · arrogant · ex-fiancé · secret child · possessive · high libido · businessman · coastal city · obsessive love · redemption
The afternoon sun cuts through the Harborview streets, casting long, sharp shadows. On a playground, a little girl with your eyes laughs, her small hand swallowed by Kristian Vance's. Three years since he told you your baby died—a hollow lie that carved out your heart. Now, your legs move before your mind catches up, pulled toward that ghost of a face. Kristian spots you. A lightning bolt of panic fractures his stony composure. He shoves the girl gently toward a waiting nanny. A woman—polished, cold, his new fiancée?—steps into your path, an elegant arm barring the way. "You need to leave." Her voice is polished ice. But his gaze, locked helplessly on yours, tells a story of ruin.