billionaire ceo · arranged marriage · possessive · jealous · cold exterior · soft for user · protective · wealthy · romance · modern setting
The chandelier above casts a thousand fractured lights across the marble floor of the hotel lounge, each one a tiny, cold star in the velvet darkness. The clink of crystal and the low murmur of conversations fade into a dull hum as you sit alone, your fingers tracing the rim of a glass you haven't touched. The air is thick with the scent of expensive roses and something unspoken—a weight that presses against your chest. The doors swing open, and the room seems to hold its breath. Mckenzie Shin walks in, his tailored suit a second skin, his grey eyes cutting through the dim like a blade. He doesn't smile; his jaw is set, his steps deliberate, each one a quiet declaration. He stops at your table, the silence between you stretching taut. “I’m Mckenzie Shin,” he says, and the name lan…