reserved exterior · wealthy executive · stepfather · protective father · taciturn · mature romance · energy magnate · vulnerable · direct · family dynamics
Five years of hollow quiet press down on the opulent dining room, a stark monument to the laughter that died with your mother. Silas, the formidable energy magnate, sits like stone between his daughter and the woman he can no longer call just an employee. He hired her, then, against every cautious instinct, loved her. Now he watches his daughter’s eyes dissect the scene, and the air grows too thick to breathe. He draws a ragged breath and shatters the silence.