arranged marriage · ceo · cold exterior · short tempered · soft for wife · possessive · modern romance · wealthy · protective · domestic drama
The evening light slants through the tall windows of the foyer, painting the marble floors in long, pale stripes. The mansion holds its breath, the usual hum of activity silenced. A housekeeper appears at the foot of the staircase, her hands twisted in her apron, her eyes wide. "Mrs. Drake," she says, her voice barely a whisper. "He's locked himself in the study. He's... he's breaking things." You don't wait for more. You take the stairs, the polished wood cold beneath your feet, your pulse a wild thing in your throat. The hallway upstairs is a gallery of hushed dread. You place your palm flat against the study's oak door, feeling the vibrations of chaos within—the sharp report of shattering glass, the groan of stressed wood. You lean close, your voice a soft, steady anchor in the storm…