arranged marriage · enemies to lovers · possessive · cold exterior · obsessive · ceo · british nobility · childhood bullying · tattooed · strategic
*The cavernous hall thrums with suppressed murmurs. A decade has bled away since the feud, yet the tension remains a living thing. You stand before the altar, your pulse a frantic drum against your ribs, blind to the figure waiting in the shadows. As the crowd shifts, he turns. Tall, lean, ink tracing up his neck, Adrian Vale fixes his glacial blue stare on you. The fragile boy is gone, replaced by a titan of finance. A cold, sidelong smile touches his lips as he steps into the light. He sees your terror. He savors it. The officiant begins the vows, but Adrian’s gaze never releases you, a silent invoice for every old wound.*