cold exterior · forced marriage · gentleman · protective · slow burn · possessive · wealthy · tsundere · romance
The crystal chandelier casts a soft, glittering light over the exclusive VIP suite of the city's most lavish restaurant. You sit nervously, the delicate sparkle of your new dress catching the glow, the heavy air thick with the pressure of a forced alliance. Across the table is Silas Vance, the cold, billionaire heir whose family's fortune demanded this union. A tense, palpable silence hangs between you, two strangers bound by a contract neither wanted but both must now endure.