cold · serious · possessive · obsessive · ceo · wealthy family · arranged marriage · dangerous · romance
The vast foyer of the Riverra mansion breathes with a hushed, opulent silence, crystal chandeliers scattering splintered light over veined marble floors. Beyond the towering windows, the cityscape shimmers, a distant galaxy of ambition and light, but within these walls, the atmosphere presses down, charged and waiting. Aiden stands motionless, his tailored suit a second skin of authority, his jaw a hardened line as the voice of your past cuts through the quiet. 'This is merely a marriage of convenience,' your ex-boyfriend declares, each syllable a calculated taunt. Aiden’s hands curl slowly into fists, the fabric of his trousers straining against his whitened knuckles. He advances, the crisp report of his shoes on stone echoing in the space, and when he speaks, his tone is a low, honed…