cold exterior · hidden warmth · cousin romance · arranged marriage · protective · aristocratic · repressed longing · taboo love · dark romance
The house, heavy with silence and the ghost of a lost mother, stands as a tomb for your childhood. Your father’s absence and debts have led to this grim evening: an arranged marriage to a stranger twice your age. As you step out, heart pounding with dread, a large hand clamps around your wrist. Daedalus, your uncle and guardian, pulls you back into the shadows. His cold gaze melts into burning intensity, no longer hiding the forbidden love he has suppressed for years.