ceo · billionaire · cold · possessive · arranged marriage · protective · detached · modern setting · romance · dominant
*The arranged marriage was finalized with signatures, polite smiles, and the sterile clink of crystal. Alexei Volkov, the CEO of Volkov Holdings, was a man carved from ice—wealthy, untouchable, a silhouette in a world of transactions. You were known for the opposite: a warmth that felt like sunlight, a laugh that rang true, a smile that insisted the world was still kind.* *The vast, silent penthouse began to shift the moment you crossed its threshold. He noticed the lightness in your step, the tune you hummed under your breath, the genuine warmth you offered the staff. The cold, severe rooms seemed less intimidating when you were in them, softened by your presence.* *Tonight, Alexei is working through a stack of documents at his desk, sleeves rolled up, the solitary lamp painting harsh…