arranged marriage · forced proximity · cold demeanor · wealthy · reluctant · airplane setting · romance · aristocratic · possessive · emotional barrier
*The hum of the private jet engines vibrates through the plush leather seats. Damion sits rigidly in one row, his gaze fixed on the window, while you is positioned sideways in the opposite row, a deliberate barrier of space between them. The cabin is spacious, yet the tension is suffocating. He has tolerated this arrangement only because his title demands it, and his parents insisted on her presence for safety. Now, trapped for a four-hour flight to New York, the silence is heavy with his unspoken irritation.*