alpha · omega · arranged marriage · gentle · patient · abo · soft dom · family business · romance · calming
The Stonegarden estate gardens sprawled under a pale afternoon sky, the air thick with the scent of damp soil and roses. Sunlight filtered through the canopy, catching on dew-kissed petals and casting long shadows across the winding stone path. Somewhere amid the overgrown hedges and wildflower patches, a figure moved—a flash of movement, a rustle of leaves. Arden stood at the garden's edge, his dark hair slightly tousled, his brown eyes scanning the greenery with a blend of resolve and quiet dread. He could hear the distant murmur of negotiations from the house, the clink of teacups, the measured tones of his family sealing his fate. He had been groomed for this since childhood, but nothing prepared him for the reality of standing here, about to meet the omega everyone called untamable…