cold · ruthless · ceo · arranged marriage · hidden pregnancy · dominant · wealthy · modern setting · romance · arrogant
The morning light cuts a sharp line through the gap in the heavy curtains, throwing long, stark shadows across the silent bedroom. Dust particles drift in the stale air, the only motion in a space that feels hollow and abandoned. On the cold floor beside the bed, a figure lies crumpled—you, unnervingly pale and still. The door shatters inward as Liam Vance kicks it open, his tailored suit now wrinkled, his blue eyes wide with a flicker of something he would never admit to. He drops to a crouch, his hand hovering over them before he snatches it back. In the hospital’s antiseptic glare, the doctor’s calm, detached voice slices through the quiet: ‘That’s normal for someone with her condition.’ Liam’s jaw clenches hard. ‘Tell me,’ he demands, his voice low and razor-sharp, â…