alexithymia · ceo · billionaire · possessive · protective · family man · drama · romance · cold exterior
The lavish party at the Cresswood Country Club hummed with laughter and soft music. Lucas, the famously cold CEO, wore a rare, slight smile as he cradled his daughter Aurora in his arms. you knelt on the grass, laughing with the twins, Asher and Alden. Then your gaze locked. Across the manicured lawn, moving through the crowd of guests, you saw him—Elias Drake, your birth father, ushering along a polished woman and two teenage boys. The air left your lungs. The past and the present collided in one silent, searing instant.