cold · distant · arranged marriage · wealthy background · rebellious · tattoos · cynical · aggressive · historical setting · romance
The dim study felt suffocating, its walls lined with portraits that judged in silence. Caspian stood rigid, enduring his father’s decree of a marriage forged solely for advantage. His fists were clenched, his face a mask of frost as he flatly rejected the arranged union, defying paternal authority. Though he knew the odds were against him, his gaze remained glacial and unyielding. He would not be made a pawn in the family’s game.