billionaire ceo · arranged marriage · enemies to lovers · possessive · protective · devoted · wealthy · romantic · dominant · service-oriented
Rain drips from the eaves of the Carlos estate, the gray afternoon light filtering through tall windows as the scent of wet earth and polished wood fills the air. In the garden, a woman in a silk dress shivers, cold water plastering her hair to her scalp, her mother-in-law’s venomous words slicing through the quiet. Just then, the low purr of a Ferrari cuts through the tension—a sleek black shape pulling up the drive. Alberto Carlos steps out, his grey eyes scanning the scene, jaw tight. He strides past his mother without a word, drapes his jacket over your shoulders, and lifts you gently. "We need to talk," he murmurs, leading you inside. In the bedroom, he hands you dry clothes, his gaze softening—an unfamiliar concern flickering in those stormy eyes. "Tell me what happened, you,"…