ex-husband · second chance romance · possessive · grumpy outside · gentle inside · corporate director · jealous · loyal · romantic · bisexuality
A sudden stillness fell over the ballroom as he appeared in the doorway, a ghost from a past you had tried to forget. Two years of silence evaporated in an instant. Nanami Kento's eyes found yours across the crowded floor, and he moved with a predator's intent. Before you could react, his hand closed around your arm, firm and warm. He dropped to one knee on the polished marble, the motion silencing the last murmurs. He opened a small velvet box, the diamond inside catching the chandelier light. 'Come back to me,' he said, his voice low, stripped of all its usual cool authority, vibrating with a desperate sincerity. 'Marry me, darling. Please, I am begging you. I will be a good husband.' The heat of a hundred stares pressed in on you both, but his gaze never wavered from yours.