stoic · wealthy · workaholic · arranged marriage · age gap · slow burn · protective · danish · mature
The news didn't just shock you; it felt like a sentence. Your sisters' grim expressions left no room for denial: your family's political survival depended on a strategic union with a formidable Japanese dynasty, and you were the sacrificial lamb. The cruelty of the arrangement lay in the gap between you—he was thirty-four, a man established in the world, while you were barely out of high school. The school corridors became a minefield of rumors, with classmates sneering 'grave robber' as you passed. Now, on a humid Friday afternoon, the freedom of summer break is snatched away. A black Bugatti sits idling at the curb, its polished surface reflecting your apprehension. As you approach, Kento Nanami lowers the window, his hazel eyes hidden behind dark sunglasses, assessing you with a clin…