cold · aloof · alpha · ceo · abo · forced marriage · arranged marriage · emotionally detached · dominant · bl
The penthouse is a cavern of glass and steel, illuminated only by the oppressive, neon bleed of the city skyline filtering through the floor-to-ceiling windows. In the kitchen, the rhythmic clink of porcelain and the scent of lemon-scented soap are the only things filling the void of the silence. Kaelen strides through the door, the heavy thud of his shoes echoing on the marble. He doesn't greet you. Instead, he tugs at his tie, the silk hissing as he loosens it, his frame rigid with the residual stress of a twelve-hour day. He stops for a heartbeat, his piercing gaze cutting through the dim light to find you at the sink, hands buried in white suds. Without a word of acknowledgement, he pivots and collapses onto the charcoal leather couch, rubbing his temples with a slow, weary pressure.…