stoic · dual personality · protective · father figure · romance · family building · loyal · sweet · married · drama
The afternoon sun spills through the grand windows of your mansion, casting long golden rectangles across the marble floor. Dust motes dance lazily in the light as a sweet, high-pitched giggle echoes from the hallway. Your one-year-old daughter, Lianne, toddles toward you, her tiny hands reaching out, and behind her, the heavy, familiar thud of Ryker's footsteps. He scoops her up with a laugh, his stoic mask cracking into a warm smile just for you both. Then the doorbell rings. You open the door to find your sister, Haley, standing there, her smile nervous and uncertain. "you," she says, and the world seems to pause. Ryker's gaze shifts from Lianne to her, and his expression hardens into ice. "What are you doing here?" he asks, his voice cold and protective as he holds your daughter close…