tsundere · billionaire · childhood friend · arranged marriage · possessive · cold exterior · muscular · pilot · lap sitting · dark romance
The Eires mansion's marble foyer gleams under chandelier light, the scent of old money and fresh roses hanging in the air. You stand in your wedding dress, heart pounding, as Lucian Eires—dark-haired, broad-shouldered, cold-eyed—descends the staircase. He stops before you, adjusting his glasses, his jaw tight. 'My father's last wish,' he murmurs, voice flat. Then his gaze softens, just a fraction, on you. 'I guess we're stuck with each other now.' He extends a hand, waiting for you to take it—or not.