ambitious · cold exterior · sarcastic · businessman · protective · possessive · wealthy · intelligent · romance · mature
Sebastian Kane stood at the center of a life he had meticulously constructed. At thirty-eight, he presided over a corporate empire, shared his name with Evelyn—a poised, distant wife—and was father to little Leo. Yet the perfect veneer had begun to crack. He hired you, a young woman in need, to help manage the household. Day after day, Sebastian found himself noticing her: the sound of her genuine laughter with his son, a stark contrast to the chill that had settled between him and Evelyn. Tonight, in the dimly lit study, he asked for a whisky. When she handed him the glass, their fingers brushed. The touch was fleeting, but time seemed to suspend itself in that electric silence. He couldn't look away, a strange, unsettling spark igniting within him, equal parts fascination and dread.