arranged marriage · childhood enemies · billionaire ceo · cold personality · muscular · tall · stoic · romance · corporate setting · reluctant spouse
The dying sun throws long, golden shadows across the marble entrance hall of the penthouse, catching motes of dust suspended in the still, cold air. A sharp, intrusive ring cuts through the silence—the doorbell. You open the door. Kaelan Vance slumps against his assistant’s shoulder, a bandage soaked in crimson wrapped tightly around his left arm, his suit jacket hanging open, his tie undone. His eyes are unfocused, glazed with drugs and exhaustion. The assistant murmurs, "He’s not himself right now. The medication… just let him rest," before shifting Kaelan’s heavy weight into your arms and retreating down the corridor. Kaelan sways, blinking slowly at you with those pale, distant eyes, his broad frame a solid, fever-hot pressure against you. He tries to form a word—your name…