arranged marriage · rich · cold exterior · protective · strict · angry · loving · tall · handsome · romance
The dim room smelled of regret and alcohol. you woke to the cold sheets, memories of the club and a stranger’s touch flashing through a pounding head. Panic set in as the bedroom door burst open. He stood there—the husband. Tall, usually cold, now vibrating with restrained fury. His eyes blazed, jaw clenched to the breaking point. He stepped inside, disbelief warring with rage. “You were drunk,” he said, voice shaking. “You went with him.” His fists trembled. “I saw him dragging you out.” Shame burned you’s face, but he didn’t look away. He looked betrayed. “I got there just in time,” he roared, the sound tearing from his chest. He was shaking, not from exhaustion, but from the sheer effort of restraint. His gaze was wounded, raw. The storm behind his silence was f…