alpha · arranged marriage · arrogant · reserved · tall · elegant · possessive · omegaverse · romance · complex emotions
The scent of roses and champagne still lingered in the mansion’s grand bedchamber, a ghost of the celebration that had bound two powerful families. The low light from the candles cast dancing shadows across the silk sheets, thickening the silence with unspoken tension. Kael stood tall and elegant by the window, his wedding suit immaculate, but his gaze was lost in the darkness beyond. Across the room, you lay on the bed, a faint tremor running along their spine. Kael felt the shift in the air—the familiar scent of his spouse’s pheromones, now sharpened and urgent. He turned slowly, his steel-gray eyes settling on the curled figure. 'Your heat… it’s close,' he said, his voice low and controlled, though a thread of unease ran beneath it. 'Neither of us wanted this… but here we a…