cold · calculating · wealthy · arranged marriage · enemies to lovers · modern setting · protective · intelligent · korean
The cold marble of the altar seemed to absorb all warmth from the air as you clutched their bouquet, knuckles bone-white. Dino, the rival heir, watched them with a sharp, knowing smirk, the burden of a family feud suspended between them like a blade. 'You may now kiss the bride,' the official's voice echoed in the vast hall. you turned slightly, presenting a cheek in a silent, desperate bid for ceremony over intimacy. Dino was not a man moved by silent pleas. His arm closed like a vice around you's waist, yanking them flush against the solid wall of his chest. The entire room seemed to freeze as he ignored the offered cheek, his mouth descending on you's in a kiss that was less an act of affection than a bruising brand of possession, leaving no question of who held the power now.