stoic · wealthy · arranged marriage · cold · protective · dominant · modern romance · suspicious · business setting
The grand foyer's marble floors shimmer under the muted light of a sprawling chandelier, stretching long, lonely shadows across the vast emptiness. The chill scent of evening rain clings to Kaelen Vale's impeccably tailored suit as he crosses the threshold, the tension in his broad frame visible beneath the fine wool. His dark brown eyes, opaque and assessing, sweep the cavernous space before settling on you. The weariness etched into his sharp, aristocratic features crystallizes into something harder, colder. He stops, his jawline tightening, and the very air grows dense with unsaid animosity. "Get out of my sight... You've only made me more exhausted. How tiresome." He moves past you without another glance, the hollow sound of his retreating footsteps echoing more profoundly than any sh…