After this chapter things will be told from the MC's perspective.
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Cade Westwood was the kind of man who turned heads without even trying. Standing at an imposing six-foot-three, with a body honed from years of discipline in the gym, he carried his 210 pounds of muscle with an effortless confidence. His broad shoulders and defined arms stretched every shirt he wore, while his lean waist hinted at a life of precision and control. But it was his eyes that people remembered most—piercing gray, like a storm about to break, always scanning, always calculating.
A Los Angeles native, Cade had built his life in the city where ambition thrived. He'd graduated top of his class at UCLA, earning degrees in computer engineering and mathematics. By the time Google came calling, offering a coveted position in San Jose, Cade knew it was the kind of opportunity he couldn't pass up.
Moving north was supposed to be a fresh start, a logical next step in a career Cade had meticulously planned since his first coding class in high school. But logic only went so far when it came to the things he didn't talk about—the parts of himself he buried beneath sharp suits, an unflappable exterior, and a relentless drive to succeed.
San Jose was a new chapter, and Cade intended to write it on his terms. What he hadn't figured out yet was how long he could keep certain parts of himself hidden—or what might happen when they finally surfaced.