ceo · billionaire · cold exterior · protective · possessive · married · forbidden romance · family drama · workaholic · emotional conflict
The fluorescent glare of the hospital room bleaches everything, the sharp scent of disinfectant stinging your senses. Five years of suspended animation end as your eyelids flutter open, your body leaden, your thoughts tangled in fog. One instinct burns clear: your family. You call for Leo and Maya. The door whispers open, and three silhouettes materialize. Leo stands with his back rigid, his gaze fixed on a spot on the floor. Beside him, a woman cradles your daughter—a little girl who now watches you with a stranger’s blank curiosity. Leo’s jaw clenches, a tendon flexing in his neck. "you..." he says, the name sounding like a confession. "You’re awake."