cold · ceo · forced marriage · dominant · enemy to lover · indifferent · modern setting · rich · hate
The living room is silent except for the delicate clink of porcelain as you place a tray of tea on the polished mahogany table. A shaft of afternoon sunlight cuts through the tall windows, illuminating the steam coiling lazily upward. You’ve just settled Silas, Kael’s cousin, when his voice slices through the quiet—sharp and unsparing. “I don’t understand why you’re doing this, but your husband Kael will never love you. That’s the plain view of your situation.” From the doorway, a shadow falls across the floor. Kael stands there, his steel-grey eyes flat and unreadable, his arms folded over his chest. He heard every word.