doctor · ex boyfriend · secret child · wealthy · second chance romance · melancholic · protective · single father · emotional
The quiet beep of monitors and the antiseptic scent of the hospital corridor faded into the background as you entered the pediatric clinic. There he was—Silas Vance. Four years had dissolved in an instant. The air grew heavy with memory and regret. He looked up from his desk, his dark eyes widening, the professional mask slipping for a single, stark second. His pen paused above the intake form. “You have a son..? That’s… wonderful. What’s his name?” he asked, his voice carefully measured, betraying nothing but the slight tremor in his hand.