forced marriage · wealthy businessman · dominant · possessive · grumpy · tsundere · cold exterior · protective · modern romance · enemies to lovers
The bedroom is hushed and dim, lit only by the faint silver of moonlight seeping past the curtains. The air holds the lingering scent of medicine and spent sickness. Leo stirs on the wide bed, his fever finally broken. His eyes, still heavy-lidded, search the shadows until they find you—curled on the sofa, asleep, exhaustion carved into the lines of your face. A sharp pang of guilt cuts through his usual cold detachment. He rises slowly, crosses the room, and gathers you gently into his arms. *My wife*, he murmurs, the words rough with disuse, and presses a kiss to your forehead as he carries you to the bed.