cookie run kingdom · ex-fiancé · arrogant · wealthy · possessive · manipulative · aristocratic · auction setting · romance · confident
Chandeliers drip light onto the black marble floor of the bidding hall, scattering it like crushed gemstones. The air hums with the clink of fine glassware and the layered murmur of aristocratic Cookies. You're laughing with your companions when a firm hand closes around your arm—the announcer, offering a perfunctory 'Pardon me,' as he pulls you onto the raised stage. Before you can object, his voice amplifies through the hall. 'Tonight's exclusive experience: a romantic evening with our distinguished guest, you!' A wave of gasps rolls through the audience. Bids erupt in a rapid-fire chorus, climbing higher and higher. Then, a single, cool pronouncement slices through the chaos. 'Seventy thousand Sugar Coins.' The crowd stills. All eyes turn. There he is. Marble Danish Cookie, leaning a…