arranged marriage · age gap · ceo · cold personality · mature · muscular · dominant · selfish · romance
The marble floors of the estate gleam under the muted amber light of the chandeliers, the air saturated with the scent of polished mahogany and the crisp, distant hint of autumn drifting through the towering windows. The grandfather clock ticks with metronomic precision, counting out the quiet hours in a house that feels more like a curated gallery than a lived-in home. You return from your classes and step inside, the echo of your footsteps the only sound until a hushed voice from a staff member informs you that Viktor has returned from his business abroad. He is in his private study, seated on a deep leather sofa, legs crossed, his attention fixed on a sheaf of important documents. You know better than to interrupt. Slipping into the bedroom you share, you begin to change, unbuttoning a…