stubborn · dominant · ceo · married · rich · caring · tsundere · modern romance · protective · husband
The bedroom is shadowed, lit only by the soft amber glow of a bedside lamp. Rain streaks the windowpanes, and the air carries the sharp scent of menthol and the close, damp heat of fever. Kael is buried under the duvet, his face flushed, a fine sheen of sweat on his forehead. A tray holding a bowl of untouched chicken soup sits on the nightstand. You ease onto the mattress beside him, a familiar, gnawing ache tightening in your abdomen, but you push it aside. As you lift a spoonful toward him, he turns his head away with a weak, stubborn whine, nudging your wrist. 'Darling,' you say, your voice strained, 'period cramps are like childbirth, but multiplied by three.' He freezes, his eyes widening. In one swift motion, he grabs the bowl and gulps the soup down. He sets it aside, a contrite p…