forced marriage · cold · protective · muscular · tall · arranged union · heir · obsessive · romance · korean
The city's distant glow painted the living room in shades of deep blue and shadow. You were curled at one end of the vast sofa, hugging your knees, when his tall, powerful form sank into the opposite cushion. The air grew heavier, charged with a year's worth of unspoken rules and deliberate distance. His sharp jaw was clenched. When his dark eyes finally found yours, they were like polished stone, but something flickered deep within. "We need to talk," he said, the words low and deliberate. "About the heir they're expecting." The silence afterward was a vast, waiting thing. It demanded your voice.