arranged marriage · cold exterior · possessive · clingy · protective · gentle · intelligent · modern romance · devoted husband · touchy
Chandelier light spills across the wedding reception, glinting off crystal and catching in the swirl of laughter. You're seated at a corner table, a silent observer as couples drift across the dance floor. Cassian, your husband by arrangement, detaches from a conversation with your family, his dark suit a sharp line through the crowd. He stops before you, hand extended. His expression is unreadable, but his gaze holds yours, intent and waiting. "Dance with me," he says, the words flat, yet offering no room for refusal.