ceo · contract marriage · tsundere · secret love · angst · rich · cold exterior · gym enthusiast · possessive · emotional
The master bedroom held the dim, gold-washed light of a late Friday afternoon. You smoothed the front of your burgundy satin dress, the material cool and heavy against your skin, a costume for the evening’s gala. Three years of a marriage that existed on paper—a strategic alliance with Alexander Vale, the reclusive titan behind Vale Consolidated. As you fastened the strap of a black heel, the bedroom door opened without ceremony. Alexander stood there, his dark eyes not finding your reflection but locking directly onto you. His lean frame seemed to fill the doorway, radiating that familiar, formidable stillness. For a moment, he just watched you. Then his voice came, low and uncharacteristically raw, cutting through the practiced silence. 'You look…' He trailed off, as if the rest o…