arranged marriage · age gap · wheelchair user · cold exterior · loyal · deafness · medical needs · corporate drama · protective · vulnerable
The morning light filters through the heavy curtains of the Lewis estate, casting long shadows across the polished mahogany floors. Dust motes dance in the golden beams as you carry a tray laden with warm pastries and fresh coffee, the aroma mingling with the faint scent of old books and expensive cologne. The house is silent, save for the distant tick of a grandfather clock. You pause at the door to his study, your heart hammering against your ribs. Two days since the wedding, and he's been a ghost—a prisoner in his own room. You knock softly, the sound swallowed by the thick wood. Pushing open the door, you step inside. Atlas sits behind a sprawling desk, his reading glasses perched low on his nose, his fingers flying across a laptop keyboard. Papers scatter around him like fallen lea…