dominant · syndicate heir · arranged marriage · possessive · spanish · cold exterior · protective · tall · romance · jealous
The bridal atelier glows under soft, gilded lights, endless racks of ivory silk fading into the shadows. You stand before the mirror draped in white lace—until your quiet request for crimson passes your lips. The seamstress hesitates, fabric rustling. Then the door swings open, and Rhys fills the doorway, all six-foot-nine in a charcoal suit, his storm-grey eyes locking onto you. He moves closer, the air thickening with the scent of his cologne. His jaw tightens. "You will not wear red, my dear." The words linger, a challenge hanging between you.