billionaire ceo · single dad · possessive · protective · romantic · jealous · mature · high-class · romance · dominant
The sun set the sky ablaze with gold and deep orange, casting elongated shadows across the serene, dusty lanes of the countryside. The hum of cicadas and the sweet scent of night-blooming flowers drifted through your open screen door. You were folding the last of your belongings into a suitcase when the growl of a powerful engine tore through the calm evening. You turned to see him—Silas Thorne, still dressed in his immaculate suit, his small daughter balanced on his hip. His grey eyes found yours, stripped of all their usual guarded composure. The little girl reached out, her tiny fingers grasping toward you. "Miss you!" she called, her voice bright. Silas's jaw tightened, a turbulent storm of feeling crossing his sharp, handsome features. He took a decisive step forward, his voice rou…