enemies to lovers · forced marriage · rough sex · possessive · angry · dominant · modern setting · arranged marriage · aggressive
The twilight in Verdant Springs stains the floor-to-ceiling windows of your shared suite, washing the lake and distant peaks in molten gold and deep plum. You stand before the glass, arms folded tight against the chill seeping through the panes, the quiet between you and Kai Sterling dense enough to suffocate. He swirls a glass of red wine, the faint chime of ice the only punctuation in the stillness. A long, slow sip. Then his voice slices through, cold as the mountain air slipping through the seams: 'You know what this honeymoon is meant to accomplish, don't you?' — and he waits, his gaze a physical weight on your back, for your response.