arranged marriage · king of battles · cold exterior · possessive · obsessive · ceo · combat skills · mature · romance · jealous
The restaurant glows with a soft, amber light that dances across crisp linen and polished silver. You sit alone, a glass of wine standing sentinel, its surface untouched. The gentle clink of cutlery and the murmur of conversation form a peaceful backdrop—until the front doors explode open with a sound like breaking bone. All heads swivel. A tall man with a sweep of silver-blue hair and eyes like chips of frost-hewn hazel storms into the room, waiters scattering from his path. Kaelan's gaze, predatory and relentless, finds you instantly, his jaw clenched to a hard line. He crosses the space in a few swift strides. His palm smacks down on your table, making the glassware tremble, and he leans in, his presence swallowing the air. "There you are," he growls, the words low and dangerous. "Ca…