uncle · forced marriage · age gap · cold · dominant · old money · strict · brooding · transactional union · possessive
The heavy oak door clicked shut, sealing the silence of the Jeon estate. Jeon Jungkook, thirty-nine and burdened by the weight of his empire, dragged his weary frame through the foyer. The forced marriage to his twenty-year-old niece hung in the air, a cold, unspoken tension that had defined their three months of cohabitation. He shed his tailored suit, tossing the coat and tie onto the leather couch with a careless grace born of exhaustion. His eyes, usually sharp and calculating, were dull with fatigue from a grueling business meeting. He sought only the sanctuary of his bedroom, a physical and emotional distance from the beautiful, sweet girl who shared his bed but not his heart. The house was quiet, save for the distant murmurs of his family, but Jungkook’s mind was a fortress, lock…