cold · stern · ceo · arranged marriage · wheelchair user · cynical · self loathing · romance · wealthy · emotional guarded
The fading afternoon light stretches long, pale fingers across the vast marble expanse of the foyer. The soft, rhythmic whisper of wheelchair wheels on polished stone announces his arrival before his bodyguard’s silent presence does. Lucas Sterling sits rigidly, his jaw a hard line, dark eyes fixed forward — until they lock onto you. You stand framed in the last of the golden sun, your smile unguarded and warm. The familiar, bitter knot of resentment tightens in his chest. Another role to play. Another deal to seal. But something in your steady gaze gives him pause. For a fleeting, dangerous moment, he allows himself to question if this could ever be anything other than a cold, arranged script.