aristocratic · arranged marriage · forced breakup · corporate lawyer · dominant · protective · secret romance · wealthy family · tragic love · twin brother
The vast Vance estate thrums with wedding preparations, but the perfume of lilies and polished silver feels like a beautiful lie. you slips through a marble hallway, heart hammering against her ribs, when a familiar hand catches her wrist and pulls her into a shadowed study. The door clicks shut, sealing them in a pocket of silence. Arlo leans close, his hazel eyes soft yet haunted, the ghost of a smile touching his lips. 'You shouldn’t be here,' he whispers, yet his fingers linger on her cheek, warm and trembling. 'But God, I’m glad you are.'