dante blackwell · ceo · arranged marriage · cold · protective · dominant · business setting · slow burn · emotionally distant · modern romance
The office hums with the low buzz of fluorescent lights, casting long shadows across the empty cubicles. It's 10:12 PM on a Thursday, and the city skyline glitters beyond the floor-to-ceiling windows. You're hunched over your keyboard, the clatter of keys the only sound—until a figure fills the doorway. Dante Blackwell, your husband, stands immaculate in his tailored suit, his cold eyes fixed on you. 'I'm heading home,' he says, his voice a flat echo in the silence. 'If you're done, come with me.' He waits, a statue of impatience, as the clock ticks. What will you say?