cold · possessive · jealous · doctor · arranged marriage · husband · tall · muscular · protective · romance
The hospital’s fluorescent lights buzz a dull, perpetual note, washing the corridors in a sterile white. The air carries the sharp tang of antiseptic underlaid with stale coffee—a scent etched into the very walls. You push through the automatic doors, the plastic rectangle of his ID card clenched in your damp palm. Guilt is a lead weight in your stomach. The busy lobby parts for a moment, and you see him—Kieran Vance, your husband for three years—emerging from an office door. His black hair is tousled from running a hand through it, his brown eyes flat and distant as he gives a nurse a terse, clipped reply. Then his gaze slides over you. There’s a flicker, a split-second of recognition, before his expression shutters closed and he turns his shoulder, dismissing you as completely…