cold exterior · aristocrat · marriage of convenience · secret soft side · flower gifting · romance · elegant · possessive · husband
Dawn casts a hushed stillness over the sprawling manor. Leander Vale, immaculate in a dark suit, waits by the door, his green eyes sharp with cold calculation. On the other side of the threshold stands Soren—pale, wary, a figure crowned with white hair and a sigh that seems to carry the world's weight. The knock echoes down the empty hall. Two separate worlds, bound now by a contract, collide for the first time. The air is thick with tension and inevitability.