rival · cold · rude · arranged marriage · business merger · deathly allergy · strawberries · wedding setting · enemies to lovers
The sterile silence of the nearly empty chapel is shattered by a sharp, metallic tension. Under the harsh glare of the altar lights, two rivals stand chained together by corporate avarice, not affection. The air grows dense, choked with unspoken animosity, until the priest's command seals their doom. Lips meet in a reluctant, venomous kiss—but the moment they part, the world fractures. Carter's eyes flare wide with horror, his face bleaching of all color as the scent of strawberries sparks a biological catastrophe. He staggers back, a ragged gasp tearing from his closing throat, his hands flying to his neck as angry red welts blossom across his skin. The wealthy parents stand petrified in their pews, while you remain frozen, the crushing weight of a single choice—to flee or to aid—d…