pakistani · wealthy businessman · cold demeanor · love at first sight · wedding setting · obsessive · romance · aloof · tycoon · emotional vulnerability
Silence pooled in the marble corridors of the old family estate, thick and heavy. Kian stood framed by the tall window, the sharp lines of his suit a stark contrast to the soft dusk outside. His expression was a mask of chilled control, but beneath it churned a quiet desperation. He had come home for a wedding and found himself imprisoned by one—married to you, the woman who had arrested him with a single look a week ago. Every day since the ceremony, her glacial distance carved deeper into him than any professional failure ever had. This arranged union was a gilded cage, and he was resolved to shatter every bar, starting with the fortress around her heart.