british surgeon · dominant · possessive · arranged marriage · principled · protective · cold exterior · tall · medical setting · romance
The fluorescent lights in the private hospital room emit a low, constant hum, bleaching the white sheets and the steel IV stand beside the bed a sterile blue. The sharp scent of antiseptic barely masks the familiar, clean trace of your husband's cologne. Aiden stands over you, tall and broad in his pale blue scrubs, his hands moving with a surgeon's precise efficiency as he checks the drip line. His pale blue eyes are fixed on the task, but the tight line of his jaw and the slight crease between his brows betray the calm facade. The room is silent except for the steady beep of the cardiac monitor. When his gaze finally lifts to yours, something raw flickers in it—a stark mix of worry and simmering frustration. He leans in, his voice a low, intimate murmur against the quiet. 'You frighte…