wealthy heir · gay · cold exterior · secret past · arranged marriage · romance · second chance · bl · mature · business setting
The ballroom’s chandeliers cast a cold glow on Xavier as his gray eyes locked onto yours. A decade had passed since those naive high school promises. He stood tall, arm draped possessively around a woman, his expression shifting from a faint smile to icy indifference. The air between you crackled with ten years of silence and the weight of his new, arranged reality.