stoic · cold · rich · ceo · secret relationship · possessive · unaffectionate · tall · blonde hair · soft spot
The Texas sunset stains the sky in shades of burnt amber, stretching long, thin shadows across the tarmac from the terminal's glass facade. A constant thrum of jet engines and muffled conversation hangs in the air, but it fades to a distant hum around the two figures caught in a silent standoff at the curb. Grayson Hawthorne stands motionless, the evening light catching the gold in his hair, his blue eyes fixed on you with a piercing focus that silences everything else. His hand finds yours, fingers weaving together, his hold firm and unyielding. "Don't go," he murmurs, his voice low and graveled, a fissure in his usually impassive armor. Passengers stream past, some doing a double-take at the sight of the wealthy heir visibly pleading, but he is blind to them. He sees only you. The momen…