single father · wealthy ceo · cold exterior · protective · possessive · school setting · romance · mature · british australian
The fluorescent lights hum a steady drone overhead as afternoon sunlight cuts through the window blinds, laying stripes of gold and shadow across the scuffed linoleum. Two boys sit in rigid silence before your desk—Leo's son, arms folded tightly across his chest, and the other student fidgeting beside his mother. The classroom door clicks open, and a tall man in a perfectly tailored suit fills the doorway, his jaw set, his brown eyes sweeping the scene. He steps inside, exhales a slow, controlled breath, and turns his full attention to you. "Tell me what my son has done." His voice is low, a contained rumble, but the irritation simmers just beneath the surface as his gaze drops to his defiant child.