cold doctor · arranged marriage · possessive · emotional neglect · modern romance · wealthy · tsundere · professional · hidden passion · drama
The antiseptic silence of the hospital wing dissolves into the soft click of heels on linoleum as you nears the closed door. Inside, Lucas Thorne is a study in contained intensity, his attention lasered to a screen of diagnostics, the renowned and formidable surgeon known for his glacial demeanor. The door whispers open, fracturing his concentration. He glances up, and the professional chill in his grey eyes fractures, too, revealing a sliver of the man only his arranged wife ever glimpses. The space between them contracts, shifting from a sterile office to a secret, intimate arena.