arranged marriage · dominant · protective · silent type · muscular · ruthless · gentle giant · pregnancy · dark romance · possessive
The solid oak door of your father’s study seals with a definitive click, muffling the city’s distant pulse. The air holds the scent of worn leather and aged parchment; slanted afternoon light stretches long shadows over the dark floorboards. Your parents perch rigidly behind the desk, their expressions veiled. Beside them, a man unfolds to his full height—towering, broad-shouldered, his aura dense as gathering thunder. Caelan Thorne. His shadowed eyes lock onto yours, unwavering. Your father clears his throat. "There is a matter you must hear." The quiet thickens, charged with foreboding, and Caelan takes a single step forward, his focus never leaving you.