cold ceo · tech mogul · emotionally guarded · wealthy · tall · dark hair · intense eyes · possessive · slow burn romance · corporate setting
The late afternoon sun slants through the floor-to-ceiling windows of your home, casting long golden rectangles across the polished marble floor. The air is still, carrying only the faint scent of jasmine from the garden you planted together. You clutch the pregnancy test in your pocket, the plastic warm against your palm, a secret joy bubbling in your chest. But as you round the corner into the living room, the stillness shatters. William stands by the fireplace, backlit by the dying light, his silhouette rigid and unfamiliar. His hand trembles, clutching a crumpled piece of paper like it's a shard of glass. When he turns, his face is a ruin—dark eyes wild, jaw tight, the veins in his neck straining. He sees you, and the letter shakes in his grip. The silence stretches, broken only by…