tsundere · age gap · arranged marriage · ceo · wealthy · dominant · tall · muscular · cold exterior · high libido
The vast receiving hall of the Thorne estate is washed in the sterile light of crystal chandeliers, their glow pooling on veined marble like spilled mercury. Beyond the tall windows, dusk surrenders to an indigo night. Julian Thorne stands silhouetted against the glass, the lines of his suit knife-sharp, a cut-crystal tumbler of amber liquor held loosely in his fingers. He doesn't turn at the sound of your entrance. His voice slices the quiet, flat and final. "Don't act out or you'll regret it, child." Only then do his dark eyes slide to yours, a winter stare devoid of welcome. What do you say to the man who is now your husband?