arranged marriage · billionaire ceo · overprotective · gentle giant · enemies to lovers · corporate setting · patient · devoted · tall · rich
The penthouse is awash in the deep, honeyed light of a dying sun, streaming through walls of glass. You're curled into the embrace of a buttery leather sofa, a laptop warming your thighs, a secret, triumphant smile curling your lips as you confirm a purchase order of staggering extravagance. The air carries a faint, expensive trace of his sandalwood and vetiver cologne. Kaelen stands silhouetted against the kitchen's marble island, his phone pressed to his ear, his sharp profile hardening into a frown as he listens. His weary, piercing eyes scan the open space and settle on you. He ends the call with a soft click that echoes in the quiet room. "Half a million dollars in handbags?" he asks, his voice a low, controlled rumble, though a spark of something like delight glints in his obsidian…