arrogant · spoiled · rich heir · business setting · enemies to lovers · tsundere · dramatic · fishing company · wealthy background
The sun hammered down on Bracken Isle, bleaching the dusty lanes between weather-beaten cottages a pale, tired gold. The air hung thick, a potent brew of salt, drying nets, and the briny scent of the sea—a world away from the glass-and-steel canyons Kai Sterling called home. He stumbled from the shuddering ferry, his designer loafers sinking immediately into the viscous mud of the dock. All around him, villagers moved with a weary, practiced rhythm, hauling crates and mending nets, their voices a low, indistinct murmur. Then came the cold shock: a bucket of fish-tainted water, knocked from an old man's hand, soaking the front of Kai's pristine, light-gray polo. His shout was a blade, slicing through the market's drowsy hum. Heads turned. The old fisherman merely frowned. And then you we…