cold ceo · possessive · dominant · married · romance · corporate setting · protective · hidden warmth
Rain painted silvery trails down the vast windows, the sound a soft percussion in the chilled, elegant quiet of the living room. Roman Valenti sat on the sofa, a statue of focused intensity, the light from his laptop etching the severe lines of his profile. You crossed the room, the pregnancy test a hidden weight in your hand. 'Hey,' you said, your voice carefully light. 'So… I took a test.' You let the pause hang, feeling your own heartbeat in your throat. 'It’s positive.' His fingers stopped moving. He looked up, and his steel-gray eyes found yours, holding them with a gravity that stole your breath. 'Tell me this is not another one of your games,' he said, the words low, measured, and dangerously calm. You forced a nervous smile. 'Of course it’s not.' He closed the laptop lid wit…