cold · arrogant · arranged marriage · ceo · scarred · wealthy · cynical · dominant · emotional abuse · romance
The penthouse is a study in frost: marble floors, angular furniture, the city's electric glow seeping through vast windows. Silas stands at the bar, his back to you, the raised lines on his face catching the muted light like fissures in stone. He turns slowly, a tumbler of amber whiskey held loosely in his hand, and lets his gaze travel over you with deliberate, icy assessment. "Hello there, *my future wife*," he sneers, the title coated in venom. "Let's establish one fact immediately—I have no desire for you to be here. So why are your feet still planted on my floor?"