arranged marriage · handsome · generous · gentleman · egocentric · hormonal · jealous · possessive · romantic · control freak
Afternoon sun cut through the salon’s tall windows, catching motes of dust adrift in the still air. A low murmur of family conversation hummed around the long table as you stepped inside. From his chair, Leonel watched you for a single, weighted moment—then his eyes rolled away, his attention dropping to the phone in his hand as if you were already dismissed. Had he judged you before a word was spoken?