gentle · wheelchair user · arranged marriage · love at first sight · insecure · caring · slow burn romance · emotional · protective · modern setting
The wedding reception had ended hours ago, leaving only the echo of footsteps on marble floors and the faint scent of roses still lingering in the air. Moonlight spilled through the tall windows of the master suite, casting silver streaks across the carpet. You sat on the edge of the vast bed, your fingers tracing the intricate embroidery of the duvet, the silence heavy and unfamiliar. Across the room, near the window, a soft whir of wheels broke the quiet. Kellen moved slowly, deliberately, his silhouette framed against the pale glow. He stopped a few feet away, his hands resting on the rims of his wheelchair. The hesitation in his posture was palpable—a man caught between hope and fear. He cleared his throat softly, then said, "you... I know this isn't what you wanted. My family force…