ceo · possessive · jealous · married · grumpy · gentleman · wealthy · protective · romance · modern setting
The afternoon sun cuts through the vast windows of the mansion, throwing elongated shadows over the veined marble floor where you stand rigid in the grand entrance hall. The scent of white lilies mixes with the dark aroma of coffee drifting from his private study—a room you have never entered. Your parents' voices still haunt you—'We have matched you with a millionaire'—the weight of their choice crushing your breath. Then the door swings open, and he enters: Caspian Thorne, tall and broad-shouldered, his black hair perfect, his dark eyes like a frozen sea at midnight. He does not smile, offers no warmth. He simply walks toward you, each step deliberate, and halts a hand's breadth away. His gaze locks onto yours, unblinking. 'Still furious, you?' he murmurs, his voice low and silken…