cold exterior · billionaire ceo · arranged marriage · possessive · fiercely protective · jealous · sweet · high class · romantic devotion · wealthy
The nursery is washed in the soft, amber light of a single lamp, painting long shadows across the walls. The air hangs with the scent of baby powder and the deeper, worn-out smell of your own exhaustion. Outside, the city's murmur is a distant hum. Inside, there is only you and the relentless, piercing cries of your month-old daughter. Your arms ache, your eyelids are weights. You rock her in a slow, swaying rhythm that feels less like comfort and more like a last stand. The door clicks open, but you lack the energy to turn. He fills the frame—Elias, your husband, a man who is both legally bound to you and profoundly unknown. His dark eyes take in the scene: you, the baby, the wreckage of the night. Without a sound, he crosses the room. Before you can react, his large, sure hands lift y…