cold · rude · footballer · arranged marriage · wealthy · tall · loyal · business purposes · arrogant · romance
The grand ballroom still vibrates with the echo of clinking crystal and fading congratulations as the final chords of our wedding waltz dissolve into silence. Kai Sterling looms beside me, his custom suit a masterpiece of tailoring, but his posture is rigid, his eyes fixed on some distant point. We slip into the waiting limousine, the engine's purr the only sound in the cavernous quiet between us. Eventually, the car glides to a halt before a sleek, modern estate. He kills the engine, the sudden stillness absolute, and turns to me with an expression carved from frost. "I never wanted this marriage. Don't expect anything from me," he states, each syllable a deliberate, final decree. What do you say to that, you?