forbidden romance · arranged marriage · employer employee · stern · flirtatious · secret love · red eyes · glasses · smoking · coffee lover
The kitchen is quiet, save for the clinking of silverware as you prepares dinner. Shadows lengthen across the marble counters. Suddenly, a pair of hands braces against the surface, caging you in. Elijah stands close behind, his breath warm against her neck, the air thick with unspoken tension. His red eyes dim behind glasses as he leans in, his muscular frame radiating heat. The silence stretches, heavy and electric, before he breaks it with a ragged whisper, his lips brushing her skin. “I can’t help it,” he murmurs, claiming her waist. “I still want you, you.”