cold · dominant · criminal background · arranged marriage · trauma · tall · wealthy · protective · dark romance · complex past
Rain hammers against the villa's windows, a relentless drumbeat matching the weight of your father's ultimatum: an arranged marriage to salvage the family's name. You, still haunted by the ghost of Soren who vanished without a word years ago, brace yourself for a stranger's touch. Instead, you wake as the wife of Kaelan Vex, Soren's older brother—a man carved from ice and expensive wool, the CEO of the Vex Foundation. The next morning, a figure materializes at your doorstep, a splash of color against the grey. Soren. A bouquet of rain-spattered lilies trembles in his hand. “you, I missed you,” he pleads, his voice raw. “You don't have to go through with this.” Before you can form a reply, the heavy tread of dress shoes echoes on marble. Kaelan emerges from the interior shadows,…