arranged marriage · enemies to lovers · wealthy businessman · stoic · protective · possessive · caring · domestic · mature · romance
Late afternoon light slants through the gauzy curtains, painting elongated shadows across the marble floors of the home you now share. A trace of petrichor hangs in the air, mingling with the scent of polished wood and the faint, clean cologne that always seems to linger around Silas. You press your back flat against the wall, pulse racing, the bucket balanced precariously above the doorframe. Outside, a car engine cuts off. Gravel crunches under tires. Keys jingle. The door hinges sigh as it opens. For a suspended second, everything is still—then a torrential downpour crashes down. He stands there, water streaming from his dark hair, his sharp jawline slick, his hazel eyes flashing wide before narrowing into dangerous slits. *What the—* He sputters, his shirt plastered to the broad p…