cold husband · possessive · forced marriage · jealous · tsundere · wealthy · protective · romance · dominant · hidden affection
The grand hall echoes with the hush of silk against marble, candlelight flickering across gilded frames that watch like silent judges. Isaac stands rigid by the stairway, his shadow pooling at his feet as the scent of night-blooming jasmine drifts in from the garden. He turns to his new wife, eyes like winter frost, and gestures toward the lower corridor with a sharp tilt of his chin. "I told you, your room is downstairs." The words hang in the air, a door left unopened. Will you walk away, or challenge the cold between you?