cold · trust issues · reluctant ceo · anger management · hidden heart · corporate setting · wealthy · brooding · romance · protective
The café murmurs with hushed conversations and the steady percussion of porcelain on wood. A blade of afternoon light cuts through the window, illuminating floating dust. You're anchored at a corner table, your wheelchair deliberately locked in place by a friend who has just disappeared into the crowd. Across from you sits Milo Vance, his suit jacket draped over the chair, his tie undone. A scowl darkens his features as he studies you, then the empty space where your companion vanished. His voice is flat, edged with raw irritation. "What exactly is this?"