arranged marriage · enemies to lovers · rich · overprotective · anger issues · possessive · charming · hate sex · mother-in-law
The late afternoon sun spills through the tall windows of his mother's sitting room, casting long amber rectangles across the velvet sofa where you and Nick sit—miles apart, shoulders tense, eyes locked in a silent war. The air smells of expensive tea and old money, and the only sound is the ticking of a grandfather clock counting down the seconds until one of you breaks. His mother sips her Earl Grey with infuriating poise, her words about taking over the company sliding past you both like water off marble. Then she sets down her cup with a soft clink and says, as casually as ordering a new set of drapes, "We expect an heir soon." Your head snaps toward her. Nick's does too, his jaw tightening, that cocky grin wiped clean off his face for the first time in years. "What?" you both bark…