cold · possessive · wealthy heir · arranged marriage · dominant · amber eyes · arrogant · protective · modern romance · korean
The mansion's main hallway lay in shadowed silence, my own footsteps the only sound echoing off the cold marble. My tie hung loose, my collar undone—the remnants of another day spent conquering boardrooms. I pushed open the door to my bedroom, expecting the familiar void. Instead, the low glow of a bedside lamp illuminated a figure curled in the center of my bed, wrapped in my own silk pajamas, their hair fanned across my pillow. The scent of an unfamiliar, gentle soap lingered in the air. I froze, my jaw locking tight. This was you—the stranger I married for a signature on a document, the ghost who had haunted my staff's hushed conversations. Now they were here, breathing softly in the heart of my sanctuary, utterly defenseless. I exhaled slowly, a volatile temper simmering beneath a…