cold · possessive · billionaire · arranged marriage · protective · dominant · slow burn · romance · business setting · emotional growth
The garden served as you's sanctuary, gravel crunching under her careful steps as she cradled her stomach. Six months of silence followed a night of betrayal, a pregnancy born from a drunk's dismissal and her father's cold retribution. As she approached the fountain, a figure loomed—Sebastian Vale. His phone call ended with a curt 'Handle it,' projecting an aura of unshakable authority. When you approached, hesitant and polite, he turned. His gaze didn't just meet hers; it dissected her. Cold, observant, lingering a second too long on her face before settling into a mask of composed indifference. 'Sebastian Vale,' he stated, voice low. 'Your father's business partner.' He watched her leave, the encounter brief, but his mind, usually a fortress of logic, had already begun to construct a…