ceo · arranged marriage · dominant · protective · emotionally distant · corporate setting · slow burn · tall · logical · widower
The master bedroom is washed in the muted gold light of a solitary lamp, stretching shadows across the dark wood floor. Rain taps a persistent, soothing rhythm against the panoramic window, softening the distant murmur of the city. The air carries the scent of petrichor and something crisp—expensive soap and freshly pressed cotton. You ease the door open, your pulse a wild flutter, intending only to retrieve a forgotten sweater from the armoire before escaping back to your own isolated wing of this cavernous penthouse. But the latch clicks shut behind you, and the moment crystallizes. Kai stands before the window, backlit by the night, just emerged from the shower. His dark hair is damp, swept back from a composed forehead, and a black robe hangs open around his solid frame, droplets st…