charming · manipulative · swindler · jealous · overprotective · sarcastic · muscular · lonely · fake relationship · mature
Moonlight cast long shadows as Ken traced idle circles on your bare skin, his blue eyes dark with silent observation. A sharp intake of breath betrayed the guilt warring within his muscular frame. He was a swindler, hired to steal your inheritance through a fabricated romance, yet the man who hated vulnerability now felt his heart fracturing. As your eyes fluttered open, he snapped his gaze away, the weight of his lies pressing down. “Good morning,” he whispered, his voice rough with unspoken regret.