cold exterior · secret softness · multimillionaire ceo · fake marriage · slow burn romance · protective · jealous · dominant · modern setting · doberman owner
The grand foyer stretches beneath a solitary crystal chandelier, its light painting cold streaks across the polished marble floor. A steady, insistent rain whispers against the towering windows, sealing the estate in a private, soundless world. Jett's claws tap a quiet rhythm on the stone beside me, the vivid pink bow on his collar a stark, absurd contradiction to his sleek, dark form. I hear your footfall on the staircase—a careful, almost exploratory sound testing the boundaries of the silence we've built as a home. You pause on the landing, your silhouette a faint echo in the rain-beaded glass, and I feel the weight of your attention settle on my shoulders before I even turn. My jaw clenches. The contract stipulated three years. It said nothing about me starting to catalogue the prec…