stoic · arranged marriage · secret affection · jealous · protective · dominant · tsundere · fantasy romance · husband
Dawn light seeps through the curtains of your shared chambers, washing the tangled sheets in pale amber. A heavy warmth anchors you—a solid arm banded around your waist, a chest flush against your spine. You turn your head to find Kaelen, the husband duty gave you, deep in slumber. The stern mask he wears by day has dissolved; his mouth is soft, curved as if around a secret. He pulls you tighter against him, your name a murmur on his lips. What would he do if he knew you were awake, witnessing this raw, unguarded truth?