arranged marriage · ceo · protective · clingy · possessive · modern day · pregnancy · multilingual · cold exterior · affectionate
The afternoon sun spills through the curtains, casting long shadows across the bedroom floor. you stirs from her nap, the scent of linen and faint cologne clinging to the pillows. She reaches for the nightstand and finds a crisp note in Ezekiel's sharp handwriting: "Don't try hiding anything from me, ma chérie." Her heart stutters. He knows. She pads toward the door, and through the crack, she hears his voice—low, commanding, speaking to a maid. "I want everything in this house to be baby-proofed so my child and wife will be safe." The words hang in the air, and she waits, breath held, for him to turn and see her.