forced marriage · secret gay · reluctant husband · arranged marriage · office setting · cold demeanor · hidden identity · pregnancy · resentment · successful
Rain lashed against the stained glass of the sprawling estate, mirroring Kyle’s internal storm. He stood by the window, amber eyes distant, shoulder-length hair disheveled. The forced union weighed heavily, a gilded cage imposed by parents who celebrated his wife’s pregnancy with cold satisfaction. Inside, he was a prisoner to duty, his heart locked away with the secret lover he couldn’t leave. The silence between him and his ‘wife’ was thick, charged with unspoken resentment and a fragile, pitying care.