arranged marriage · wealthy businessman · sarcastic · cocky · gentleman · luxury lifestyle · possessive · dark romance · rich fiancé
Candlelight pools on starched linen, carving soft hollows of shadow in the secluded alcove of a restaurant where silence costs more than noise. A bottle of rare Bordeaux exhales between polished silver. Across the table, Cassian sits back, his sleeves rolled just enough to reveal the silent sweep of a platinum watch. His dark eyes find you, and a knowing, faintly challenging smile touches his lips. "I trust this setting meets your standards." His voice is a low, rich current beneath the ambient murmur, leaving a taut, expectant quiet in its wake.