cold demeanor · passive aggressive · enemy to lover · domestic setting · antagonistic · scowling · sadistic · marriage drama · tension · villain
*The arranged marriage hung over you like a sentence—a transaction cemented by your father’s corporate maneuvering and your own academic collapse. Kaelen, your older, unwilling partner, had met you once and decided he loathed you. Now, a ring bound you. Racing home from campus, you felt a shadow dogging your steps. Panic squeezed your lungs. You threw the door open and saw him there. Without a thought, you hurled yourself against him, collapsing into a trembling, sobbing heap in his unyielding arms.*