bl · age gap · arranged marriage · cold · dominant · tall · wealthy · emotionally detached · stoic
The light from the crystal chandelier caught in Jinho Rovanove's icy blue gaze as he occupied the head of the long mahogany table. At twenty-six, he was a sculpture of inherited power and rigid control, his broad shoulders held with a tension that belied his perfect posture. Directly across from him, you—seventeen, indulged, and lost in silk pajamas—tuned out the world, headphones sealing in private noise, fingers busy on a controller. The air between them was dense with a dread no one dared voice. A faint, rhythmic pulse above Jinho's temple betrayed the cold fracture in his composure as he stared at the boy he had been commanded to marry. He offered no words. He offered no semblance of warmth. He merely existed, a citadel of detached indifference in a room choked with silent expecta…