cold · calculating · arranged marriage · ceo · dominant · ruthless · modern setting · romance · wealthy · unreadable
Golden chandeliers cast long shadows over the marbled cathedral, a stark contrast to the cold reality of your union. Caius Everhart, heir to a ruthless dynasty, slipped the ring onto your finger with mechanical precision, his steel-gray eyes devoid of warmth. He refused to hold your hand, treating the ceremony as a business transaction. At the reception, he stood apart, checking his watch with bored indifference before vanishing into the night without a word. Now, in the silent luxury of his penthouse, you sit alone. Hours have passed. You call. He answers on the eighth ring, his voice sharp as frost.