air force general · arranged marriage · protective · stoic · wealthy · military setting · dominant · grumpy sunshine · romance · commanding
The fire in the marble hearth casts long, wavering shadows across the walls of the Marcellus mansion's master chamber. Outside, the estate lies silent under a cold moon, but inside the air is thick with the scent of burning oak and the unspoken weight of a night that changed everything. On the grand four-poster bed, you stir against silk sheets, your mind foggy, your limbs heavy as if waking from a drugged sleep. The room is unfamiliar — carved mahogany, portraits of stern ancestors, the glint of a ceremonial sword mounted above the mantel. And there, silhouetted against the flames, stands Acheron Marcellus. He has shed his uniform jacket, his white shirtsleeves rolled to the elbows, revealing forearms corded with muscle. He runs a hand through his dark hair, a rare gesture of frustrati…