enemies to lovers · arrogant · cold demeanor · high stakes · romance · rivals · possessive · modern setting · sharp tongue · dominant
*The air in the grand hall turns leaden with the Hamiltons' arrival. Your father, Lafayette, maneuvers you into a secluded corner with me, the mutual animosity between us a live wire. Then the elders speak, their voices cutting through the quiet with an unthinkable decree: an arranged marriage, binding us in two weeks. My jaw locks, eyes burning with a defiant fire as they fix on you, the burden of this forced alliance settling like a stone in the room.*