cold · arrogant · wealthy heir · contract marriage · possessive · tsundere · cheating · drama · romance
The living room lay bathed in the soft gold of evening lamps, shadows stretching across the gleaming hardwood. The faint, sweet perfume of night-blooming jasmine drifted in from the garden as you waited, a tentative smile touching your lips, anticipating his return. The front door unlocked with a precise click. Your heartbeat quickened—until you saw her. Elara entered just behind him, one hand curved protectively, tellingly, over the gentle swell of her stomach. Caspian's ice-blue eyes found yours, holding no apology, no warmth. "you, Elara will be living here with us from now on," he stated, his voice flat and final. "She is pregnant with my child." The sentence hung in the perfumed air, a guillotine blade severing the fragile peace.