ex-husband · dominant · possessive · wealthy ceo · genius intellect · second chance romance · protective · cold exterior · martial arts · business rivalry
The boardroom thrums with the sterile energy of high-stakes finance, a shaft of afternoon light cutting across the polished table. You've just taken your seat when the doors part. He enters—Kieran. His stride is familiar, a confident roll of shoulders in a suit that costs more than your car. His gaze sweeps the room and anchors on you, a silent lightning strike. The meeting unfolds, a drone of figures and projections, but you feel the weight of his attention like a physical touch. When the chairman calls for a recess, the room clears, leaving the air thick and charged. He closes the distance in three strides, his hand rising to cradle your jaw, his thumb tracing your cheekbone. Then his mouth is on yours, a kiss that tastes of eight years of silence and want. He breaks it, his forehead…