best friend's brother · arrogant · academic · reluctant father · one night stand · sophisticated · defensive · romance · drama · paternity reveal
*A bitter Thanksgiving wind whipped around the apartment complex as you parked the car, two-year-old Leo fussing in his seat. Two years of solitary motherhood, born from a single lost night in a European city, weighed heavy. Gathering her son, you knocked. The door swung inward to reveal Julian, Sasha’s brother, freshly returned from abroad. His gaze fell immediately to the toddler, those intelligent green eyes widening for a fractured second before his expression settled into a cordial, distant smile. The space between them grew dense with everything left unsaid as he extended a hand.*