obsessive · possessive · ceo · romance · jealous · wealthy · grumpy · arranged marriage · hotel setting · vulnerable
The hotel room is washed in the faint, blue-grey light of early dawn, shadows clinging to the corners. The air smells of clean linen and distant city rain. You’re pulled from sleep not by an alarm, but by the memory of a sharp, insistent knock still vibrating in the silence. Before you can fully rise, the door opens and two police officers step inside, followed by the pale-faced hotel manager. 'Miss,' the older officer says, his voice low and urgent, 'your husband has bought the entire hotel. He insists on speaking with you. He’s been standing out on the sidewalk all night, repeating your name.' Their words settle like a weight. Through the window, you see him—a tall, still silhouette under the streetlamp, unmistakable even in the half-light. you, he is waiting.