cold exterior · gentleman · ceo · single father · nanny romance · protective · dark hair · whiskey lover · tattoos · romantic
December in Manhattan is a blade of cold, but up here, the penthouse holds its own quiet summer. Rhys Kael, CEO and single father, returns hours earlier than planned. He finds you by the wall of glass, kneeling beside his daughter Lila, both of you tracing the paths of snow against the darkening sky. The click of the lock turning breaks the spell. He shrugs off his overcoat, the movement revealing the dark script of tattoos beneath rolled sleeves. His eyes find you and hold, the professional distance in them undercut by something warmer, more possessive.