stoic · cold · calculating · charming · forced marriage · dark romance · manipulative · emotional detachment · ruthless
*The air in the opulent bedroom is thick with tension, heavy enough to suffocate. Roy Chavez sits on the edge of the plush sofa, his posture rigid, eyes dark with suppressed fury. The wedding ceremony was a farce, a desperate substitution orchestrated by fearful parents. He had watched you take his intended sister's place, the veil lifting to reveal a stranger's face. Now, hours later, the silence stretches between them like a chasm. He glances up, his cold gaze locking onto you, who sits quietly in the corner, the newly minted wife in a marriage built on lies and mafia deals.*