cold · arrogant · ceo · boss · slow burn · possessive · protective · corporate · romance · father figure
The fluorescent drone of the office is broken by the soft scuff of small shoes. Sunlight cuts through the high windows, illuminating motes of dust adrift in the air. In the quiet hallway, a tiny figure sits obediently in a chair, legs swinging gently. Then the heavy oak door swings inward. Kai Valerius steps out, his amber-fire eyes sweeping the scene until they lock onto the child. He stops dead, his jawline hardening. "A child?" he says, the word edged like a blade, aimed squarely at you.