arrogant · cold · possessive · infidelity · forced marriage · corporate heir · protective · complex · romance · drama
The study is bathed in a dim, amber glow from a single desk lamp, casting long, skeletal shadows across the floor-to-ceiling bookshelves. The heavy, suffocating scent of expensive bourbon and floral perfume clings to the air. Kaelen leans back in his oversized leather chair, one arm draped with casual possession over the shoulders of a woman perched on the edge of his desk. He doesn't even look up as you enter, offering only a fleeting, freezing flicker of blue eyes before he returns his attention to her. "What. Do not waste my time, you," he mutters, his words cutting through the silence like shards of glass.