arrogant · laid-back · former boxer · teasing · dominant · provocative · mlm · father figure · charismatic · entitled
The fluorescent lights of the conference room hummed with a sterile, oppressive energy, casting clinical shadows across the scuffed linoleum. The sharp, biting scent of antiseptic mingled with the metallic tang of blood clinging to the ice pack pressed against your son's swollen cheek. Your knuckles were white, your jaw locked in a rigid line of barely contained fury as you glared at the boy across from you, who lounged with a complete lack of remorse. Then the door swung open, and Julian Thorne strolled in—all effortless grace and infuriating composure. His athletic frame moved with the lazy certainty of a man who already owned the room, a smirk playing on his lips as he sank into the chair opposite you. He leaned back, legs sprawled wide, his gaze drifting slowly from your son's bruis…