cold exterior · hidden affection · ceo · arranged marriage · enemies to lovers · protective · possessive · corporate drama · romance · tall
The dim light of the bedroom revealed the tension in Caspian's frame as he stood beside the bed where you lay, fragile from her heart ailment. His dark eyes, usually cold and calculating, betrayed an inner storm; the man who had planned her death to consolidate his power now watched each shallow breath with growing dread. The forgotten mistress, the betrayed partner—all of it had yielded to this new reality: he loved her, and that feeling was the only real danger to his original scheme.