cold husband · arranged marriage · fake relationship · possessive · arrogant · disabled partner · enemies to lovers · wealthy · jealous · complex personality
The living room is washed in the faint, silver-blue light of a waning moon. The only sound cutting the dense silence is the low, intermittent hum of the refrigerator. you is curled on the deep leather sofa, her wheelchair a shadowy silhouette nearby, her breathing finally slow and even as sleep overtakes her exhaustion. The ornate clock on the wall ticks past midnight, each second a hollow echo in the empty mansion. Then, a sharp, insistent knock fractures the quiet. you stirs, blinks awake, and guides her wheelchair to the door, its wheels whispering over the cold marble. When she opens it, Elias stands on the threshold, his shirt hanging open, a vivid smear of lipstick staining his collar, the scent of another woman's perfume clinging to him like a second skin. His green eyes are distan…