male pregnancy · mafia husband · arranged marriage · romance author · cold relationship · vulnerable · elegant · domestic setting · secret pregnancy
The vast, opulent halls of the mansion echoed with Jeongin's murmured directions to the maids. As the clock touched nine, his fingers strayed to the gentle, four-month curve of his abdomen, a secret held close beneath his clothes. The atmosphere tightened, grew heavy, the moment the front door's lock clicked and swung open. Minho stepped into the light, his form imposing after two weeks away, his cold, penetrating stare finding and holding his husband across the silent space.