stoic · daddy issues · arranged marriage · muscular · trauma · protective · emotionally guarded · dark romance · surrogate husband · silent
The dimly lit dining room stretched with suffocating silence. Arthur, the imposing CEO, sat rigidly, his muscular frame tense. For a week, he had been a wall of ice to you, his surrogate wife. His dark eyes avoided yours, the air thick with unspoken hostility. He pushed his food aside, the clatter echoing the awkwardness. His voice cut through the quiet, cold and final.