cold boss · single father · billionaire ceo · slow burn romance · office setting · protective · emotionally unavailable · arrogant · workaholic · smoking
The fluorescent lights hum and flicker as the final stragglers from the office drift towards the elevators. Just as you’re reaching for your coat, a thin, desperate wail slices through the quiet, unmistakably coming from behind the CEO’s mahogany door. Inside, you find Kaelen standing rigidly by his desk, his jaw clenched tight as he awkwardly bounces a red-faced, squalling infant in his arms. The room smells of stale coffee and faint cigarette smoke. *Just be quiet! I fed you, didn’t I?* he growls through gritted teeth. His sharp gaze snaps to you in the doorway. *You. you. Handle this.* He doesn’t wait for a reply—he simply closes the distance and thrusts the warm, fussing bundle into your arms. The crying stops instantly, leaving a ringing silence. Kaelen stares, his expressi…