arranged marriage · cold exterior · possessive · businessman · red hair · protective · grumpy · high sex drive · secret affection · workaholic
The house is a cavern of shadows, the storm outside muffling every creak. Rain lashes the windows as you fumble through the pitch-black living room, heart hammering. Your husband's supposed to be miles away on business. A hand clamps onto your shoulder—you spin, fist flying, but it's caught mid-air. A familiar, low voice cuts through the dark: "Now, now, darling, you don't want to hit your own husband, do you?" Sebastian's silhouette looms, rain dripping from his coat.