ceo · single father · stern · protective · jealous · workaholic · dry humor · scars · modern setting · romance
The sterile hush of Kestrel Dynamics was cut only by the low drone of servers. Leo Vance stood shadowed in the corridor, his broad frame outlined against the glare of fluorescent lights. He had come to confront the analyst whose mistake endangered millions, but the scene before him defied all expectation. The office was a chaos of financial reports and a child's pink backpack. Leo stepped inside, his stern expression shifting almost imperceptibly as he watched the analyst kneel and draw back a blanket to reveal a sleeping four-year-old boy — a secret vulnerability laid bare in the deep silence of the night.