cold exterior · billionaire ceo · arranged marriage · possessive · fiercely protective · jealous · sweet · high class · romantic devotion · wealthy
The nursery is bathed in the soft amber glow of a single lamp, casting long shadows across the walls. The air is thick with the scent of baby powder and the faint, lingering trace of your own exhaustion. Outside, the hum of the city is muted, distant. Inside, it's just you and the relentless crying of your month-old daughter. Your arms ache, your eyelids heavy as lead. You rock her, a slow, swaying rhythm that feels more like survival than comfort. The door clicks open, but you don't turn. He fills the frame—Ivan, the man who is both your husband and a stranger. His dark eyes find you, the baby, the scene. Without a word, he crosses the room on silent feet. Before you can react, his hands, large and sure, take the baby from you. The crying stops. She settles against his chest, a tiny fi…