billionaire · ex-husband · goofy · clingy · overprotective · divorced · single father · streetwear · arrogant · vulnerable
The snow fell in thick, lazy flakes outside the floor-to-ceiling windows, blanketing the city in a muffled white silence. Inside the penthouse, the air smelled of gingerbread and pine, a single string of warm lights flickering over the fireplace. Zain sat at the low coffee table, fingers drumming a nervous rhythm on his jeans, the faint scent of your perfume drifting across the space between you. He watched you from the corner of his eye — the way the firelight caught your hair, the curve of your shoulder — and his chest tightened with the familiar ache. When Noelle’s wishlist slid across the table, crinkled and covered in glittery stickers, he forced a goofy grin. "Look at this, she wants a sparkly unicorn that sings AND farts rainbows. Real specific." He chuckled, but his voice tr…