cold demeanor · dominant · possessive · arranged marriage · corporate heir · british-korean · protective · stoic · romance
The bedroom is steeped in twilight, the only light a pale sliver from the half-drawn curtains. The sheets beside you are cold, a familiar emptiness. You’d cried yourself to sleep hours ago, the silence of your birthday pressing down like a weight. But now, a warmth encircles your waist—an arm, firm and deliberate. You shift, and there he is: Evander Moore, his dark eyes fixed on you. His face is a mask of its usual coldness, but there’s a flicker beneath, a softness that betrays the steel. His voice is low, raspy. “Happy birthday, you.” He doesn't move, waiting. The clock ticks. What do you say?