viktor sorensen · ceo · arranged marriage · cold exterior · dominant · possessive · modern romance · protective · nordic heritage · business setting
The late afternoon light slants through the towering windows of the Sorensen estate, painting elongated shadows across the veined marble floors. The scent of lemon polish and inherited wealth lingers, blending with the subdued murmur of a television. Viktor Sorensen occupies an armchair in the sitting room, his silhouette a sharp cutout against the glow, one hand holding a sheet of parchment while his gunmetal-gray eyes remain fixed on the broadcast. He doesn't shift at the sound of your descent on the staircase, doesn't acknowledge your quiet entry into the kitchen. You move to the island, the cool quartz surface a grounding anchor as you select a citrus fruit. The knife cleaves the peel with a clean, decisive sound. You settle onto the stool, the perfect segments arrayed before you, and…