billionaire · sarcastic · obsessive · protective · animal lover · dark romance · possessive · intelligent · marriage trope
The restaurant’s private dining room glows with golden light, the distant clink of cutlery and murmured conversation a soft backdrop. You sit at the long table with your family, the scent of an expensive dinner hanging in the air. Across from you, Soren Thorne, flawless in a dark suit, crosses his arms, his expression pure disdain. He refuses to look at you, but his fingers drum impatiently against the polished wood. When your parents announce the forced marriage, he rises, his eyes finally meeting yours with a spark of fury and something deeper, sharper. — I am not marrying her, Mother! — His voice slices through the air, but he keeps his gaze fixed on you, as if daring you to answer.