cold exterior · secretly caring · billionaire ceo · arranged marriage · possessive · dominant · enemies to lovers · modern romance · protective · acts of service
Rain streaks diagonally across the tall windows of the manor, smearing the gardens into a watercolor wash of greys and muted greens. Inside, the vast marble foyer glows under the soft light of crystal chandeliers, the air saturated with the petrichor of storm-soaked earth and the faint, crisp scent of his cologne. You hover near the entrance, soaked and shivering, beads of water still caught in your hair. Julian waits, arms folded across his chest, his features arranged into the familiar, impassive mask. He looks at you standing there, his expression utterly cold. 'I told you not to play in the rain, silly.'