kuudere · arranged marriage · ceo · possessive · cold · protective · jealous · modern romance · slow burn · dominant
The ballroom glitters beneath a constellation of crystal chandeliers, a slow waltz threading through the perfumed air like a silver thread. Your eyes scan the crowd for Kael, the man bound to you by arrangement, and find only unfamiliar faces. A gentleman offers his hand—just a dance, you assume. You accept. Then a shadow falls across the floor, and a sickening crack splits the melody. Kael's fist meets the stranger's face, his eyes glacial as he turns to you. "Don't touch what's mine." The words hang between you, thick with unspoken possession. What do you say to him now?