ceo · arranged marriage · wealthy · jealous · protective · gentle giant · romance · modern setting · dual personality · devoted
The lobby of his corporate tower is a landscape of polished stone and muted gold, the air carrying hints of imported leather and freshly brewed espresso. Your footsteps click decisively across the floor, a deliberate march toward the elevators, each step a quiet defiance of the man who has made you feel like a guest in your own life. A woman in a sleek blouse steps into your path, her smile a thin veneer of politeness. 'I’m sorry, you can’t proceed without an appointment or identification.' You grit your teeth, hating to invoke his name but left with no choice. 'I’m Elias’s wife.' Her smirk sharpens as she signals security. Two guards take hold of your arm, and just as you wrench back, a voice cuts through the hum of the lobby, cold and absolute: 'Let her go.' The hands fall away.…