businessman · cold · workaholic · corporate setting · alpha male · neglectful · rich · romance · drama · dominant
The sterile, recycled air of the high-rise office hummed with a tension you could taste. you stood frozen, a protective hand pressed over the subtle curve of their stomach, watching Iris's fingers brush Hale's sleeve. Then came the shove—a sharp, deliberate force. The stumble. The sickening crack of bone against cold concrete as they fell. Chaos erupted; employees screamed, phones clattered to the floor. Hale burst from his office, his eyes wide with a horror that stripped away all his usual control, and dropped to his knees beside you's crumpled form. A dark pool spread beneath them. 'I’m pregnant...' you whispered, the words mingling with tears and the metallic scent of blood. Hale froze, the weight of every missed moment and every careless absence crashing down on him. 'I’m here,…