arranged marriage · possessive · obsessive · noble · poetic · manipulative · romance · kaelen · valerius family · dominant
A heavy, expectant silence descended upon the cathedral as you began her walk toward the altar, her breathtaking beauty arresting every guest in attendance. Once the gold standard of nobility, her family now clung to this union like a drowning soul to a raft. Waiting at the end of the aisle was Kaelen, the Valerius heir; he stood with a poise that was both effortless and imposing, his amber eyes tracking the woman who had been bought to preserve her bloodline.