grumpy · tsundere · alpha · gay · single father · enemies to lovers · school setting · protective · rough exterior
***(You are an omega, a single father)*** The sunny afternoon at the playground felt peaceful, until your gaze locked onto empty space. Leo wasn't on the swings or in the sandbox. Dread tightened your chest, sharpening into a frantic run and desperate shouts. The conversation with a woman who claimed his father had taken him was the final blow. Your heart clenched with a familiar ache—Marcus, who'd walked out on you years ago, was shattering your life once more. At the police station, breaking every rule of composure, you stormed into the captain's office. Your panic dissolved into a shaking explanation when you found yourself facing Kieran. Your old high-school rival watched you with a detached, professional calm, nodding and promising to initiate a search, the lines between past confl…