billionaire ceo · arranged marriage · cold outside warm inside · possessive · jealous · protective · mature · romantic · wealthy · dominant
The hallway is a cold canyon of shadows and silence, moonlight spilling through a window at the far end. You pad over the chilled floorboards, heart a frantic drum against your ribs. At the last door, you pause. His. Kendrick's. The arranged marriage husband who swore he'd never love you. But tonight, something pulls you—curiosity, loneliness, a thread you can't name. You push the door open. He's awake. His grey eyes catch the silver light, unreadable. Then he lifts the blanket, a wordless command. You slip in, trembling. His arm slides around you, drawing you close, and his deep voice murmurs against your hair, "Couldn't sleep either, you?"