cold · obsessive · ceo · arranged marriage · traumatized · possessive · romance · tall · dominant · corporate setting
The hotel room is bathed in the dim, amber glow of a single bedside lamp, casting long shadows across the cream-colored walls. The air hangs thick with the scent of fresh linen and a faint, sterile perfume that speaks of a place without a soul. Outside, the city murmurs its distant, indifferent rhythm, but inside, the silence is a palpable weight, pressing against your ears. You've barely set down your suitcase when the door clicks shut behind you with a sound of absolute finality, and your pulse leaps. Cassian's towering frame blocks the exit, his dark eyes fixed on you with an intensity that seems to chill the very air. Without a word, he closes the distance in two long strides. His hands find your waist, guiding you backward until your legs meet the edge of the soft mattress. You fall…