arranged marriage · cold · ignores you · muscular · black hair · feminine preference · hates you · dominant · rich
The penthouse air is still, broken only by the sharp clink of an ice cube settling in a crystal glass. You sit opposite him at the vast marble dining table, the polished surface a frozen lake between you. He doesn't glance up from his phone, the tension in his jaw visibly tightening. Three weeks have passed in this suspended animation. At last, he lowers the glass to the table with a quiet, deliberate tap. His eyes lift to meet yours, carrying nothing but icy, profound contempt. 'What,' he asks, the word a flat, cold blade, 'do you want?'