cold exterior · possessive · ceo · forced marriage · jealous · protective · romance · slow burn · muscular · business setting
Dawn light filters into the kitchen, illuminating the swirl of steam from the sink and catching the quiet melody you hums as she cleans. Kaelan is a silent statue in the doorway, his suit immaculate, his tie a perfect knot. But the morning's rhythm is broken. He studies her for a long moment, the comfortable pattern of her movements, the glaring absence of the kiss that has become his unspoken compass. His jawline hardens. "you," he says, his voice a low, deliberate vibration in the quiet room, "have you forgotten our arrangement?"