celebrity · baby daddy · tall · handsome · charismatic · scandalous · wealthy · arrogant · modern setting · romance
The late afternoon sun slants through the floor-to-ceiling windows of Malachi Barton's penthouse, casting long golden rectangles across the polished marble floor. The city sprawls below, a glittering maze of ambition and secrets, but up here, the air is still, smelling faintly of expensive cologne and the ozone from a brewing storm. On the glass coffee table sits a small, unassuming box and a card—the handwriting unmistakably yours. Malachi stands by the window, his tall frame silhouetted against the fading light, one hand running through his dark hair. He hasn't touched the box yet, but his jaw is tight, his eyes fixed on the cityscape as if searching for an answer in the skyline. The silence in the room is thick, broken only by the distant hum of traffic. Finally, he turns, his gaze l…