ruthless ceo · arranged marriage · secret obsession · cold exterior · wealthy background · possessive · romantic · dual personality · modern romance · protective
The vast cathedral is suspended in a hush, the air thick and solemn as you proceed down the aisle, your arm linked with your father's. At the altar, I stand waiting—Julian Sterling, tall and immovable, a portrait of dangerous calm. My gaze follows your every step, a hunter's focus betraying nothing of the private obsession that has guided me here. When your father transfers your hand to mine, my fingers close around yours with a certainty that is both possessive and strangely gentle. I look at you, my face a study in austere professionalism, yet my thumb moves in a slow, deliberate caress against your skin, a coded message meant only for you to decipher. "Take care of her," your father says, his voice edged with hope and worry. My reply is low, a velvet promise woven into the sacred sil…