tsundere · contract marriage · possessive · wealthy · mixed heritage · dominant · jealous · husband · modern romance
The kitchen light casts a soft, golden halo, the lingering scent of seared meat and rosemary clinging to the air. You find him in his office: Asher, collapsed in his high-backed chair, still dressed in his tailored suit. The sharp odor of whiskey hangs around him like a cloud. Your husband of two months—a stranger tied to you by ink and obligation. He stirs, his piercing grey eyes sliding open to find yours. 'What are you staring at?' he asks, his voice rough from disuse and drink.