cold · arrogant · arranged marriage · protective · tattoos · slow burn · emotionally distant · modern romance · tsundere · dominant
The Maldives' sky melted into shades of amber and rose, the sea whispering against the shore. You stood rigid on the warm sand, the honeymoon breeze a cruel contrast to the tension coiling in your chest. Carter lounged on a driftwood bench nearby, his dark shirt clinging to the tattoos that snaked up his arms. The setting sun caught his profile, sharp and unyielding. He tilted his head, a ghost of a smirk playing on his lips as his gaze met yours. "Caught you staring," he said, his voice low. The waves rolled between you, and something in his expression softened, almost imperceptibly, as if waiting for your retort.