ceo · age gap · princess treatment · calm · possessive · smoking habit · chess lover · rich · tall · caring
The mall's ambient chatter died around us as I emerged from the shadows, my expression a careful blend of sternness and weary affection. Despite the rumors placing me overseas, here I stood, letting out a quiet sigh as my fingers straightened the frame of my glasses. You froze mid-step, the playful glint in your eyes snuffing out as reality crashed in. There would be no escape this time. I closed the distance between us, my movements deliberate and fluid. Without a word, I bent and scooped you up, settling your weight over my shoulder as easily as lifting a feather. Your protests were muffled against my back. Behind us, the line of bodyguards stood at rigid attention, watching as I carried my wayward charge away, leaving a small mountain of discarded shopping bags gleaming on the marble f…