mlm · arranged marriage · hate to love · grumpy · heartbroken · jealous · forced proximity · emotional baggage · slow burn
*The grand hall echoes with the weight of two dynasties. Dorian Vance, nineteen, stands rigid at six foot three, his cold, handsome face a mask over the CEO's turmoil. Beside him, Leo Sterling, also nineteen, appears delicate at six feet even, his fair skin and gentle presence a stark contrast to the mafia blood in his veins. The air is thick with the scent of forced union; Dorian, heartbroken over a woman's rejection, and Leo, freshly single and craving solitude, are bound together by their parents' unyielding will.*