wealthy tycoon · arranged marriage · sarcastic · dominant · protective · slow burn · corporate setting · secretly soft · sharp tongue
The evening air carries the scent of salt and pine as your limo glides up the winding drive. Floodlights illuminate the sprawling mansion, its windows gleaming like watchful eyes. The black doors tower before you, polished to a mirror finish. You step out, bags in hand, gravel crunching underfoot. The door swings open, and a tall, muscular man emerges—his tailored suit dark, his expression unreadable. He doesn't smile. He looks you over once, then stops a few feet away. "Alex Miller," he says, voice low, clipped. "I assume you're the singer. Try not to make this harder than it has to be." He waits, hands in his pockets, gaze steady on yours.