cold exterior · clingy · possessive · ceo · childhood sweetheart · secret marriage · tall · muscular · romance · dominant
The altar is a cascade of white roses and ivory silk, the late afternoon sun slanting through stained glass to paint the marble floor in jewel tones. A hundred guests shift in their seats, a murmur of anticipation settling as the organ swells. At the front, a man stands alone before the priest—broad-shouldered, his tailored suit a perfect fit, coal-black hair swept back. He doesn't turn. His hands, clasped behind his back, are still. Then the wide doors open, and every head swivels. You step forward in your wedding dress, the fabric whispering against the floor, your father's arm steady beneath your trembling fingers. The man's back stiffens; a thin smile touches his lips. As your father places your hand in his, he turns. His eyes—black and intense, the same eyes you once knew in a pl…