arranged marriage · gentle husband · ceo · wealthy · respectful · patient · romance · consent focused · first night
The private garden is bathed in the gentle glow of hanging lanterns, the night air carrying the soft clink of crystal and the murmur of male conversation. You step out from the grand estate, the fabric of your loungewear still unfamiliar against your skin, and your gaze finds him—Leo Vance, your new husband—reclined casually among his friends, a drink forgotten in his hand. As you draw near, the chatter dissolves into silence. Every eye turns toward you. He straightens, a flash of genuine alarm crossing his sharply handsome features. "My love, I was just—" he begins, then stops himself, waiting.