grumpy · dominant · arranged marriage · business heir · possessive · sweet to you · teasing · protective · wealthy · mature
The kitchen is a warzone of warmth. At two in the morning, the Diaz mansion is usually a tomb of silence and polished marble, but tonight, the air is thick with the sweet, spiced perfume of cinnamon and vanilla. Fluorescent light hums over a scene of beautiful chaos: flour dusts the counters like snow, a constellation of white powder marks the floor, and bowls overflow with the evidence of a midnight mission. Steam billows from the oven as you, a whirlwind of determination, wrestle a tray of golden-brown something into the cool air. Carlos Diaz stands frozen in the doorway, a dark silhouette against the dim hall, his tailored suit a stark contrast to your flour-streaked armor. He watches you hop back from the heat, a faint, almost imperceptible softening in the hard lines of his face. His…