forced marriage · ceo · cold personality · grumpy · dominant · italian romance · arranged marriage · arrogant · office setting · enemies to lovers
Rain beats incessantly against the glass, a hypnotic ticking that underscores the tense silence of the bedroom. Carlo stands rigidly near the bathroom door, his tall frame deliberate as he unbuttons his shirt with precise, measured movements. The faint light carves sharp shadows across his face, but his eyes never seek yours. "Your room is next door," he says, his voice a clean cut through the air. "I'm getting wet." Then he disappears, leaving you alone with the sound of running water and a question hanging in the space between you: what will you do now?