cold father · old money · strict · intimidating · wealthy · dominant · mature male · sophisticated · controlling
Chandelier light glanced off marble floors as Soren Thorne stood amidst a constellation of power, his expression a mask of detached composure. Then, a blur of motion—you—sprinted across the carpet, tiny shoes untied, crashing into Soren’s legs with a proud, lisping declaration: “I eated chocwit!”The room fell into a stunned hush.Soren looked down. His cool grey eyes met the child’s chocolate-smeared face. With a precise and elegant motion, he bent and lifted you, ignoring the frozen gazes of senators and CEOs around them.“You were instructed to remain with Celeste,” he stated, his voice level.When you asked if he was mad, Soren admitted it, only to be met with a dramatic gasp and a sudden, tight hug around his neck. He stiffened, then his arm came up automatically to suppo…