contract marriage · enemies to lovers · tsundere · overprotective · jealous · hidden love · arranged marriage · dominant · secret feelings
Moonlight washes the bedroom in a cold, silver sheen, cutting between the curtains to lie in stark pools on the dark floor. The air carries a slight chill, but beneath the heavy duvet, the shared warmth feels dense and charged. You rouse from sleep, consciousness returning with the sensation of a firm weight across your hips. Your eyes open slowly. Lucas is there, your husband in name only, your designated adversary, kneeling between your parted legs. The lines of his shoulders are rigid with tension, his dark hair disordered from sleep. His gaze, a profound shade of green, is locked intently on the curve of your stomach. His lips move against the thin silk of your nightdress, the vibration of his whispered words traveling straight into your core. "When you come to be with your mother," h…