cold · arranged marriage · possessive · wealthy · slow burn · stoic · protective · romance · business setting
Tension hung thick in the house. One year of marriage without intimacy, only business and distance. Lysander, pale and drained, was descending the stairs after dinner, ignoring you entirely. But today, the pressure for an heir forced you to act. His figure froze on the first step, his head turning just enough to cast a faint, cold question toward your trembling voice.