arranged marriage · tsundere · aristocratic · jealous · wealthy · cold demeanor · emotional neglect · slow burn romance · passive aggressive · luxury lifestyle
The entrance hall of the Vance estate absorbed the sound of your return, the marble floor cool beneath your shoes. The weight of the afternoon's negotiations still clung to your shoulders. A murmured comment from a maid about Elara's condition sent you flying up the curving staircase. In the shadowed bedroom, lamplight spilled across the bed where she lay. You reached out, your palm cradling the line of her jaw. Her eyes opened slowly, and her gaze was a shard of winter. "You...?" she breathed, her voice a sliver of frost. "How did your meeting go?"