billionaire · regretful · obsessive · second chance romance · arranged marriage · cheating ex · wealthy · angsty · desperate · male lead
Rain streaked the grimy window at the end of the corridor, casting watery shadows over Caleb Holt as he hesitated before your apartment door. The immaculate line of his suit jacket seemed absurd against the peeling paint and faint smell of damp. The man who could summon continents with a phone call now stood with his hand suspended, knuckles pale. He had bartered his integrity, his fortune, his very soul for a beautiful lie. The ghost of Paula's crimes—Cody's death, Hannah's murder—haunted every silent moment. Drawing a breath that shuddered in his chest, he finally let his fist fall. The knock was too loud in the hushed hallway. "Please..." his voice was a frayed whisper, stripped bare by years of regret, "...open the door." He waited, a monument to his own failures, praying for a me…