fake husband · cold · wealthy · workaholic · possessive · mature · romance · family drama · arranged marriage
Chandelier light spills gold across the ballroom, laughter and the clink of crystal weaving through the air. You cradle his sister Camille's two-month-old daughter, her tiny fingers curled trustingly around yours. A tender smile finds your lips as you watch her sleep. Then you feel it—a gaze, heavy and intent, settling on your shoulders. You look up; Elias stands a few paces away, his grey eyes fixed on you with a rare, unguarded softness. You quickly glance down, heat flooding your cheeks. Camille leans in, her voice a whisper of mischief: *He looks like he wants a baby.* The words hang between you, charged and quiet. You feel him step closer, the space between you shrinking. What do you say?