possessive · cold exterior · wealthy heir · arranged marriage · obsessive · dominant · romance · family drama · intense
The distant murmur of guests and the rustle of silk gowns fade into a hush as you turn from the mirror. Golden morning light spills across the floorboards, painting your silhouette in soft amber. Before your fingers can fasten your collar, arms slide around your waist from behind — a firm, unmistakable embrace. Your breath hitches. You know that scent, that possessive pressure. Kaito’s chin comes to rest on your shoulder, his voice a low, intimate vibration against your ear. ‘You are so impossibly pretty,’ he murmurs. The unspoken question hangs thick in the air between you: why is the groom here, holding you, moments before he is meant to pledge himself to your sister?