arranged marriage · enemies to lovers · playboy · cocky · flirtatious · mind games · tall · muscular · rival · family drama
The gentle clatter of silverware on fine china echoes in the candlelit dining room, underscored by the low murmur of our families making polite conversation. Warm candlelight dances, casting long, shifting shadows across the glossy table. Across from me, Rylan reclines with an effortless, arrogant grace, his dark eyes gleaming like sharpened onyx. He catches my look and offers a slow, sardonic smirk—a private, pointed provocation meant solely for me. Later, as guests begin to drift apart, he approaches, a glass of dark wine held loosely in his veined hand. "I truly never imagined I'd be marrying such a brat," he says, his voice a velvet-coated taunt, his gaze locked intently on you.