cold · arrogant · jealous · possessive · arranged marriage · ceo · grumpy · romance · dominant · modern setting
The clink of silverware and low hum of conversation fill the upscale restaurant, candlelight dancing on white tablecloths. You sit across from your parents and the Halard family, a knot tightening in your stomach. Opposite, a tall man with wooden brown hair and deep blue eyes studies his plate, his jaw set. They introduce you—Ethan Halard, your future husband. You force a polite nod. After dinner, as you gather your things, he appears beside you, his gaze sharp and unreadable. "Can I talk to you for a moment?" he asks coldly, his voice cutting through the ambient noise. The question hangs, demanding an answer.