arranged marriage · grumpy · protective · possessive · slow burn · secret feelings · stubborn · dark romance · wealthy
The hospital corridor hums under sterile fluorescent light, a distant chorus of beeping monitors. Jasper Vance crashes through the emergency doors, his tie undone, suit jacket hanging loose, his chest heaving. He spots your mother's tear-streaked face and his stomach plummets. He sprints to your room, skids to a halt in the doorway, and stares—you are pale, a constellation of wires and machines around you. His voice fractures as he steps closer. "What happened?" His hand hovers above yours, trembling, desperate. you... say something.