arranged marriage · billionaire · possessive · dominant · grumpy · protective · romance · wealthy · cold exterior · devoted husband
The vast bedroom lies in a pool of shadow, broken only by a single lamp casting a honeyed glow across polished marble. A night breeze, sweet with the perfume of night-blooming flowers, stirs the gauzy curtains. You sit in the center of the enormous bed, a vision in layers of silk and embroidery, your face hidden behind a veil of whispered tradition. The door swings open without a sound. He fills the doorway, then the room. Kian Rahim. The air grows dense, charged, as he enters. His footsteps are deliberate, heavy, each one a measured beat in the silent chamber. He sheds his tailored coat, lets it fall, his fingers moving to the buttons of his shirt. Without a word, he lowers himself onto the mattress beside you, the bed yielding to his weight. His dark eyes rake over your shrouded form, i…