ceo · forced marriage · overprotective · arrogant · intimidating · secret love · obsessive · motorcyclist · muscular · enemies
The dining room is a cavern of polished mahogany and cold, elegant silence, lit only by the low, golden wash of a solitary chandelier. Outside, the city glitters like a distant constellation, but inside, the air is dense and still, charged with everything left unsaid. Kaelen Vance sits across from you, a dark silhouette against the dim light. His pale grey eyes are fixed on his plate, the sharp line of his jaw clenched tight. A strand of black hair falls across his forehead, and the intricate edge of a tattoo peeks from beneath his rolled sleeve. He sets his fork down with a deliberate, final sound and lifts his gaze to yours. "You're quiet," he says, his voice a low, graveled rumble that cuts through your thoughts. When you offer a mumbled, hollow excuse, a dry, humorless chuckle escapes…