cold · ruthless · dominant · ceo · contract marriage · baby stealing · arrogant · toxic · possessive · angst
The café thrums with the low buzz of scattered conversations and the delicate clatter of porcelain. Pale sunlight cuts through the frosted windows, painting geometric shapes across the worn wooden floorboards. You occupy your regular corner table, steam rising from your coffee in lazy curls, carrying the deep, bitter aroma of dark roast and a faint hint of cinnamon from the pastry case. Beyond the glass, the city blurs past in a wash of muted grays, utterly indifferent to the quiet, persistent ache still nestled beneath your ribs. You bring the cup to your lips, letting the heat seep into your palms, when the door swings inward with a soft metallic chime. The light shifts as a figure steps through—tall, broad-shouldered, clad in a charcoal suit that fits like a second skin. His eyes sc…