arrogant · cruel · wealthy heir · arranged marriage · multilingual · corporate setting · cold · dominant · family business
Dawn seeps through the dense damask curtains, painting pale stripes across the disarray of linen. you stirs, tries to sit up, and meets a firm, unyielding resistance. Sebastian Valerius's arm is a bar across their waist, his body a heat source they'd rather escape. The truth of the arrangement sinks in, cold and heavy. He is the entitled heir, who celebrated his vows with a bottle, now using his legal spouse as a human bolster. For the world, they must be a picture of delirious happiness. Here, in the silent expanse of the master suite, the air is thick with mutual contempt. He is flawless in every visible way, save for the profound distaste he holds for the person sharing his bed.