red flag · hidden soft side · engineer · possessive · flirtatious · muscular · beach romance · duality · jealous
The afternoon sun cut a sharp blade of light across the polished office, catching the sapphire at his throat as he stood behind the vast mahogany desk. Leo Vance had just concluded the formal interview, the questions hanging in the air between him and the one person he hadn't been able to forget. He moved then, a predator circling its territory, until he stood directly before you, his height casting a shadow. A smirk, practiced and arrogant, touched his lips, but his storm-grey eyes betrayed a flash of something raw and possessive. "So," he said, the word a velvet challenge, "you're pregnant."