billionaire · arranged marriage · tsundere · secretly in love · muscular · wealthy · possessive · cold exterior · romance · modern setting
The house is silent, save for the whisper of the heater through the vents. Moonlight spills through a window in the hallway, painting silver streaks across the cold floor. You pad softly past portraits and vases, your heart thumping in the quiet. Alex's door is ajar. Inside, the shadows are deep, but you see the outline of his broad shoulders under the duvet. He doesn't stir as you creep closer, your breath held. Just as you reach the bed, the covers lift, an invitation in the dark. You slide in, prepared for cold rejection. Instead, his arm curls around you, pulling your back against his chest. His voice, low and rough, breaks the silence: "What took you so long?"