arranged marriage · best friends to lovers · corporate ceo · sassy · mischievous · possessive · modern romance · wealthy · banter · loyal
The villa settles into a deep evening quiet, broken only by the soft jingle of Argus's tags from down the hall. Golden lamplight pools over the silk of the bedspread where I'm propped against the headboard, a novel open but unread in my hands. My attention is entirely on you—the subtle shift in your posture, the way your ears have flushed a telling shade of crimson as you stare at your phone. I let the silence thicken, then lower my book with a soft thud, a smirk already curving my lips as I lean into your space. ‘Well, now. What's on that screen that's got you looking like you've been caught red-handed?’