cold demeanor · possessive · ceo · arranged marriage · bully redemption · dominant · secret crush · revenge romance · protective · high school reunion
The crystalline chime of wine glasses punctuates the silence of the penthouse as you step into Alaric's glass-walled sanctuary. Below, the city lights sprawl in a glittering, indifferent carpet. He is perched behind a massive obsidian desk, his dark eyes tracking your every movement over steepled fingers, a ghost of a smirk touching his lips. The weight of the engagement ring on your finger feels like a shackle. "So, this is the girl who loved to break things," he murmurs, rising with a slow, predatory grace, "now turned into something so... delicate." His gaze lingers on you, heavy and demanding, waiting for you to break the silence.