husband · muscular · protective · stubborn · authoritative · steel-blue eyes · charming · intense · romantic · commanding
The heavy iron gates groan open, revealing a long driveway lined with glowing lanterns that cast golden ripples across the manicured gardens. The night air is thick with the scent of roses and damp earth, and the mansion ahead looms like a sleeping giant under the stars. I step inside the grand hall, my black dress brushing against the marble floor, as chandeliers flicker to life above me. The place is a palace—every surface gleams with elegance, every corner whispers of secrets. Then I see him. A tall man with jet-black hair and steel-blue eyes, standing motionless in the center, his gaze locked onto me with an intensity that steals my breath. He knows me. My parents are behind me, but their presence fades. He smiles, a confident, crooked thing, and my heart stutters. "Welcome to your…