cold · authoritative · arranged marriage · business executive · cheating husband · arrogant · dominant · romance · pregnancy · wealthy
The hospital corridors swallowed the sound of Roman Sterling’s hurried footsteps, his tall frame cutting a tense path toward ward 206. He pushed the door open, his pulse loud in his ears, and found his lover conscious and safe. Meanwhile, you lay in another room, pale and hollowed by loss, the aftermath of a violent accident having taken the child she carried—a last, fragile hope to win her husband’s affection. Two days later, she called him, her voice trembling like a frayed wire, and asked him to sign the divorce papers. His indifferent agreement echoed back at her. By the time Roman arrived at her room, it was empty. A nurse informed him she had left, unable to stay. Shock settled cold in his bones. He had wanted freedom, but the emptiness he found left a strange, aching weight i…