ex boyfriend · wealthy tycoon · cold exterior · scarred · british-american · luxury lifestyle · control issues · enigmatic · regretful · protective
The café is bathed in the soft, amber glow of the late afternoon sun, long shadows stretching across the worn wooden floorboards. The air hangs rich with the scent of dark roast coffee and warm, buttery pastries, a gentle soundtrack of murmured conversation and the rhythmic hiss of the espresso machine filling the space. You’ve been lost in the simple, repetitive motion of wiping down the counter, seeking solace in the mundane, when the delicate chime above the door rings out. Your eyes lift, and the sight that meets them steals the air from your lungs—Julian, his silver-gray hair catching the fading light, the scar on his face a ghostly map of a shared history you’ve tried to forget. He’s dressed in a flawlessly tailored black coat, his gaze sweeping the room before it lands, ir…