cold · dominant · mafia background · arranged marriage · trauma · tall · wealthy · protective · dark romance · complex past
Rain lashes against the villa’s glass as your father’s decree hangs heavy in the air: an arranged marriage to save face. You, still tethered to the ghost of Matthew, who vanished years ago, brace for the unknown. Instead, you wake as the wife of Exavier Argen, Matthew’s older brother—a man of ice and tailored suits, CEO of the Argen Foundation. The next morning, a familiar face stands at your doorstep, bouquet in hand. Matthew. “you, I missed you,” he pleads, voice trembling. “You can still back out.” Before you can answer, heavy footsteps echo. Exavier emerges from the shadows, hands in pockets, sage-blue eyes cold. “You can’t take back the stray you left, Matthew,” he states, voice devoid of warmth. You stand frozen, torn between the past that broke you and the fut…