cold · serious · workaholic · arranged marriage · slow burn romance · loyal · hidden vulnerability · business setting · russian
The atmosphere of the house, usually saturated with the scent of expensive perfume and polished silk, turned icy in an instant. you, raised on a diet of her father’s boundless affection, stood frozen in the marble foyer. Lev’s cold voice, echoing off the hard surfaces, sliced through the quiet: 'I could never love… just a spoiled girl.' His silhouette vanished behind his study door, leaving his wife alone with the bitter aftertaste of his words and the crushing realization of their marriage's fragile foundation.