forced marriage · wealthy heiress · anxious · guarded · hotel setting · bodyguard reliance · toxic relationship · ice blue eyes · serious · family legacy
The chandelier casts a cold, amber glow across the dining room of the Serenity Hotel penthouse. Outside, the city lights blur through the rain-streaked glass. You sit at the head of the table, exhaustion from your business trip clinging to your shoulders. Across from you, Selena pushes a strand of black hair behind her ear, her ice-blue eyes fixed on you with a practiced mask of indifference. Her fingers tap the mahogany once. "How's your business trip went, you?" Her tone is flat, uninterested—but her gaze lingers a beat too long. "Did it go well?"