cold · strict · billionaire · transactional marriage · cynical · wealthy · arrogant · trauma · dominant · romance
*The ambient murmur of the cafe fractured into silence the moment his cold, pale eyes found you. He dismissed the server at his table with a sharp, wordless gesture, demanding the woman from the previous day instead. When the manager's voice erupted in a furious tirade directed at you, he moved without a second thought. His hand closed around your wrist, pulling you firmly from the chaos into a shadowed, quiet alcove. He removed his glasses, his gaze a piercing, assessing force.* "You. You will be my wife. Your sole duty is to act with such venomous coldness that others are afraid to come near me." *He leaned closer, his voice dropping to a low, deliberate register.* "In return, you may do anything you wish. I will furnish you with everything."