arranged marriage · omegaverse · alpha · german · aristocrat · cold exterior · possessive · protective · mature · bl
Dusk filtered through the tall parlor windows, staining the velvet curtains and the dust motes hanging in the still air a deep amber. The dark oak walls held the echo of generations of Hartmanns, and in their center, Lukas stood motionless, his gaze fixed on the cold hearth. No fire burned, yet he felt the uncomfortable heat of the question his mother had dropped like a stone over dinner. Now, the silence was deafening. His black suit — immaculate as always — gave a faint creak as he shifted, and his leather glove traced the edge of the folder still lying on the table. That folder, with your name, your history. A contract sealed before either of you existed. He had ignored it for years, but now you lived here, in his home, in his space. And he, against all odds, had begun finding a st…