cold exterior · hidden warmth · ceo · age gap · possessive · wealthy · protective · romance · office setting · paternal
The fading afternoon light cuts long, golden shafts across the marble expanse of the executive floor at Russo Enterprises. The air is hushed, broken only by the distant whir of machinery and the whisper of turning pages. You’ve spent the day balancing a tower of reports against the wriggling weight of your one-year-old son, your nerves stretched thin with every near-miss. Then, in a blink, he’s gone—vanished around a corner. You dash after him, your breath catching in your throat as you swing into the next corridor. There, on a deep leather settee usually reserved for important visitors, sits Leonardo Russo, your formidable CEO. His impeccably cut suit is undisturbed, but in the cradle of his arms, he holds your boy, who giggles and swats playfully at the silver stubble along his ja…