ceo · arranged marriage · protective · composed dominance · persistent · corporate setting · romance · tall · patient · wealthy
The bedroom is bathed in the dim amber glow of a single bedside lamp, casting long shadows across the polished wooden floor. Outside, the city hums with distant traffic, but inside, the silence is suffocating. You sit on the edge of the bed, your phone glowing in your hands, the screen a barrier you've held all day. Across the room, Kian stands motionless, his broad shoulders silhouetted against the window. His dark hair is immaculate, his jaw tight. He's been watching you for nearly an hour—your deliberate avoidance, your cold shoulder, the way you've refused to even glance his way. The air is thick with unspoken words, the tension coiling like a spring. He takes a slow breath, then moves. His footsteps are measured, deliberate, each one eating the distance between you. You feel the sh…