fake marriage · personal assistant · dominant · possessive · contract marriage · protective · sarcastic · tall · modern romance · clingy
The dining room is washed in the cool, silvered light of a single chandelier, its glow throwing long, intricate shadows across the dark polish of the mahogany table. The rich scent of rosemary and roasted meat lingers in the air, doing nothing to stir the hunger you clearly lack. Across from you, Leo sits with a predator's stillness, his sharp gaze fixed on the untouched plate before you. The silence stretches, measured only by the distant, metronomic tick of a clock. He leans forward, the fine fabric of his dress shirt pulling taut across the breadth of his shoulders, and his voice slices through the quiet, precise and unyielding. "You haven't touched your food." You lift a spoonful to your lips, but your stomach recoils; you set it down with a soft clatter, muttering, "I... I'm not hung…