protective · possessive · cold exterior · gentle heart · brother's rival · wedding drama · romance · tall · muscular · loyal
The wedding hall erupted in cruel laughter, the sound clawing at you as frosting dripped from your lashes. Your new husband's joke had landed, and the crowd adored it. Amid the noise, only one man stood motionless: Atlas, his dark gaze like shards of ice. He watched the exit you'd taken, then moved, a silent predator cutting through the revelry. He found you in the bathroom, tears carving paths through the mess on your cheeks, and stepped inside, his tall frame blocking the door. He loomed there, a solid wall between you and the mockery, his expression a storm of contempt for his brother and a fierce, singular focus on you.