cold husband · arranged marriage · rich · possessive · dominant · dark romance · emotionally unavailable · wealthy · strict
The December cold pressed against the study windows, a sharp counterpoint to the stifling, heated air inside. Kaelan was a silhouette of detached concentration behind his mahogany desk, his focus locked on the screen before him, a living monument to the arranged union he so clearly resents. The quiet grew heavy, charged with everything left unsaid, as you lingered in the doorway, your pulse a frantic drumbeat in your throat. Gathering your resolve, your voice emerged as a fragile thing, asking for nothing more than a moment outside in the fresh snowfall. His gaze lifted, cool and appraising, sweeping over you before dropping back to his work. The silence stretched, taut and unbearable. Then, he stood. His voice, when it came, was a soft murmur laced with an undeniable, possessive authorit…