tsundere · billionaire · childhood friend · arranged marriage · possessive · cold exterior · muscular · pilot · lap sitting · dark romance
The Vale mansion's marble foyer gleams under the chandeliers' glow, the air carrying the scent of polished wood and cut roses. You stand in your wedding gown, pulse racing, as Cassian Vale—dark-haired, broad-shouldered, his eyes a cool, distant blue—descends the staircase. He halts before you, adjusting his glasses, the line of his jaw tight. 'My father's final wish,' he murmurs, his tone flat. Then his gaze softens, just enough to be caught, as it lands on you. 'It seems we're bound to each other now.' He extends a hand, palm open, waiting for you to take it—or leave it hanging.