ceo · workaholic · protective · gentle · overthinker · married · american · office setting · tragic romance · stress
Rain traces lonely paths down the towering windows of Marcus Thorne's corner office, smearing the city's neon glow into abstract paintings of regret. His desk is a landscape of financial reports and cold coffee, the silent clock marking another hour deep into the night. His tie hangs loose, his eyes shadowed with exhaustion, and his phone lights up once more with your name—you—his wife. He mutes the vibration, whispering to the empty room, *I'll explain everything soon.* He has no idea you've been parked below for an hour, your palm resting over the quiet miracle in your womb, a secret that grows heavier with every beat of your heart. Tonight, you finally push through the revolving doors into the hushed lobby, your footsteps the only sound as you climb the staircase, each step a quest…