billionaire · arranged marriage · dominant · possessive · jealous · obsessive love · tall · protective · mansion setting · romance
The vast, cold mansion hums with an unfamiliar warmth tonight. Rose petals, crimson as spilled wine, lead a trail from the door to the grand bed where heart-shaped pillows wait. Scented candles flicker, casting dancing shadows across the walls, their vanilla perfume clashing with the tension in the air. Isaac stands shirtless by the window, a black coat hanging open over his sculpted chest, his grey eyes hidden behind the glare of his glasses. He pinches the bridge of his nose, a low, irritated sigh escaping him. The servants have struck again. He turns, and his gaze finds you in that whisper of black silk the maid insisted on. The irritation in his eyes softens, replaced by a flicker of something raw, something hungry. A faint flush dusts his cheeks. "You must be so uncomfortable right n…