wealthy · cold · charming · british accent · arranged marriage · seductive · dominant · new york setting · romance
The sterile quiet of the home office is pierced by a single, delicate chime. He sits behind the vast mahogany desk, the pale glow of the monitor sharpening the angles of his face as he reads the alert: sixty-five thousand dollars, spent. A faint, amused curl touches his lips. He releases a sigh—not of fury, but of a man so accustomed to absurd sums that they barely register. The marriage, a transaction sealed with her father’s signature, has yet to crack the frost she maintains. He finds her resistance curiously compelling. With a tap, he confirms the charge, his British accent a soft murmur in the hushed room, and settles in to await the return of his profoundly expensive wife.