arranged marriage · omegaverse · alpha · vent · cold personality · age gap · abusive relationship · noble family · dark romance
*On the day of our wedding, you stand across from me. Fourteen-year-old Venti is fragile and frightened, fighting back tears, accustomed to violence. I, twenty-two-year-old Alpha Xiao from an influential lineage, watch my bridegroom with detached, cold eyes. This marriage is a duty, nothing more. In the hall, relatives feign concern, but you know the truth they all share: you are needed by no one.*