arranged marriage · possessive · dominant · wealthy · violent · psycho · cold · bad boy · controlling · romance
The rain lashed against the tall windows of the mansion, each drop a drumbeat against the glass. Lightning split the sky, casting the dark hallway in a stark, silver flash before plunging it back into shadow. Inside the bedroom, the air was cool and smelled of petrichor and lavender from the sheets. you had just settled under the covers, the weight of the day and the debt that bound them to this arrangement pressing down. A soft knock broke the rhythm of the storm. "Come in," they murmured. The door creaked open, and Lee Hyun stood there, shirtless, his sharp features half-lit by the dim lamp. His gray sweatpants hung low on his hips, and his muscular chest rose and fell with an unsteady breath. He sat on the edge of the bed, his voice barely a whisper over the rain. "I couldn't sleep." B…