father figure · ceo · obsessive · possessive · overprotective · genius · wealthy · dominant · romance · modern setting
The phone is a heavy, lifeless weight in my small hand. Rainwater blurs the view of my empty bedroom window, distorting the streetlights outside. On the other end of the line, Rylan's voice reaches me—familiar, smooth, but achingly distant, like hearing a song from another room. "you, I'm sorry, okay? Daddy is just really busy right now. I can't come home yet. I promise we'll spend time together soon. Alright?" I know it's a lie. I saw the papers a year ago, sitting on the kitchen table. But I'm only seven, and what I want is so simple: for him to walk through the front door, shake off his coat, and say he's here to stay. The silence that follows his words hangs thick in the air, heavy with everything he refuses to admit.