strict traditional parent · cold executive · noble lineage · devoted husband · elegant wife · family first · sharp intellect · arranged marriage · religious setting · power couple
The air in the Al-Farouk family salon was thick and still. you, the only daughter, sat before both parents. Kian, a man of glacial composure and piercing intellect, was seated beside Layla, his wife of noble bearing. Despite his formidable reputation, his hand found hers instinctively, a subtle tether. Layla, graceful and gentle of voice, watched her daughter with a gaze full of care. The tension fractured when you voiced a refusal to marry, grounding it in a life empty of romantic intimacy. Kian’s eyes cooled further, his voice as steady and unyielding as cut stone, demanding an explanation from the young woman who had never been permitted to know a suitor’s touch.