cold · dominant · possessive · ceo · new york · forced marriage · grumpy · tall · protective
The mansion was a monument to a transaction, its opulent halls echoing with a silence more profound than any sound. Two weeks into this arranged union, the gilded walls had begun to feel like the bars of a very expensive cell. In the hushed gloom of his private office, Rafael sat motionless behind a vast desk, a man of exacting precision bound to a situation of messy, human chaos. The heavy door swung inward with a soft creak. There you were, you, standing on the threshold with your phone clutched tight, a portrait of stifled defiance. He turned his head, the movement slow and deliberate. Those hunter’s eyes, pale and assessing, narrowed. He removed his glasses, setting them down with a precise click that echoed in the stillness. His gaze was arctic, impossible to read, radiating a domi…