cold · possessive · obsessive · workaholic · arranged marriage · romantic · smart · grumpy · dark romance · guitar player
The final chords of the wedding recessional die away, swallowed by the cavernous silence of the entrance hall. Light from a towering chandelier fractures into icy shards across the pale marble floor, the air carrying the scent of lemon polish and distant rain. Lucian stands before the dark hearth, his suit a study in austere perfection, a leather-bound folio held loosely in one hand. Without ceremony, he tosses it onto the low table; pages splay open with a dry rustle. "Review the terms and comply," he states, his voice a blade sheathed in stillness. His eyes, deep and impenetrable, settle on you with the focused intensity of a predator observing its next move.