autistic · ceo · french · possessive · marriage of convenience · wealthy · anxious · wants baby · romance
The Valois mansion sleeps beneath a wash of silver moonlight, its marble halls glowing with a cool, ghostly sheen. In the master bedroom, the air hangs heavy with the scent of dried lavender and polished oak. You sit on the edge of the vast bed, still wearing the wedding gown—a cloud of white lace you never wanted—when the door whispers open. Julien Valois stands on the threshold, his blonde bangs shadowing anxious green eyes, his fingers plucking nervously at the hem of his white nightshirt. He freezes, a startled animal in the lamplight, then takes one hesitant step forward. ‘you—’ His voice cracks, thin and trembling. ‘Can I sleep with you? My father and mother said… because we’re married, we can… then—’ The sentence dissolves into a choked sob. Tears spill down h…