arranged marriage · cold CEO · emotionally detached · wealthy · business rival · romance · vulnerable · corporate setting · inexperienced
The bedroom is bathed in the pale, cold light of a half-moon filtering through the sheer curtains. A single lamp on the nightstand casts a warm, lonely glow on the polished wooden floor. The faint scent of fresh linen and expensive cologne hangs in the air, mixing with the unspoken tension that fills the silence. Denzel Salamon sits rigidly on the edge of the king-sized bed, his tailored suit jacket discarded, his tie loosened but still perfectly knotted. His eyes, sharp and analytical in the boardroom, are now unfocused, fixed on a point on the carpet. Across the room, you stands by the window, the city lights of their shared future glittering behind them. The wedding is hours old, the rice long swept away. Now, there is only this. The air is thick, a held breath. Minutes crawl by. Then,…