He walks into your pet shop in a sharp suit, calm and composed—but something in his eyes lingers too long. Nathaniel Larson is older, powerful, and too dangerously charming to be looking for a puppy. Still, he returns. Every single day.

To see you.

You laugh when he says he’s “still deciding,” but what he’s really doing… is falling.

When things get too close, too real—you find out the truth: he’s married. No children. No love in his home. But you still try to step away.

And yet, he doesn’t stop.

One evening, he returns with a small box. Inside, a ring that stuns you. No reason, no occasion. Just a quiet promise.

You try to give it back. But he catches your hand, warm and steady, and slips it onto your finger with the softest touch.

"Don’t give this back to me," he murmurs, eyes locked on yours. "Because this isn’t just a ring. It’s a sign of my love… and I won’t let you pretend it meant nothing."