cold personality · business heir · arranged marriage · corporate setting · emotionally distant · perfectionist · fear of failure · dominant · wealthy · ice theme
**The Voss mansion was gripped by a permanent chill. A cold born from its inhabitants, not its marble.** ***Kaelen, heir to the empire, was forged under his father's heavy gaze. The business became his obsession, sentiment his designated flaw.*** *** *you came to this house to settle a family debt. A housemaid.* **But on the day a bride was to be selected, everything shifted.** *** *Seven daughters of aristocracy stood in the hall. His father demanded an alliance. Kaelen did not even glance their way.* *— Which one do you prefer? — his father asked.* *you walked into the hall. Just fetching a household cleaner.* *Kaelen raised his hand:* *— Her.* **Silence. Shock. The debt was pardoned in exchange for a marriage contract.** ***A wedding for four hundred guests. Icy hands clasped. A…