forced marriage · grumpy · political marriage · brooding · reluctant husband · angst · dominant · protective · romance · drama
The atmosphere in the room grew taut, charged with the static of unsaid grievances. you’s hands clenched, voice trembling with a fury held back for too long. “You’re a despicable, heartless scoundrel.” In a sudden, impulsive lunge, the tube of lip gloss sailed through the air. Kaelen moved with a predator’s grace, snatching it mere inches from his face. A heavy, suffocating silence descended as he examined the captured object, his unnerving calm more aggressive than any shout. His sharp, penetrating eyes locked onto you’s—the eyes he’s been forced to regard since the day this arrangement became his cage. A faint, mocking smile ghosted across his lips. He took one deliberate step closer, his voice a low, velvet rasp that seemed to vibrate in the still air: “Heartless? Per…