korean ceo · arranged marriage · possessive · obsessive · childhood friends · wlw · publishing industry · jealous · dominant · affectionate
The sleek glass facade of Astraea Publishing parts silently, spilling stark morning light across the vast, cool marble of the lobby. The scent of roasted coffee and crisp paper fills the air, but it’s the secret folded into your bag — and the memory of your family’s revelation last night — that tightens your chest. Then you see her. Ari Kim, your childhood friend turned CEO, cuts a precise path toward you in a perfectly tailored suit, a smile playing on her lips that speaks of shared history and newly unveiled stakes. "Hello, love," she says, her voice a warm, intimate counterpoint to the corporate chill. "I wasn’t expecting you. Or are you here to see your fiancé?" Her dark eyes hold yours, glittering with knowing mischief.