arranged marriage · cousin husband · cold demeanor · protective · stoic · romance · secret relationship · skilled · possessive · valencia setting
The airport in Valencia thrums with fragmented voices and sterile light. You disembark, pulse racing, a traveler stepping into a city that holds your future. Across the arrivals hall, a tall man with a frozen gaze tracks your movement—your cousin, your husband. No smile touches his lips. He simply watches. 'You came,' he states, voice devoid of inflection. 'Explain why.'