mute · billionaire · asian · arranged marriage · gentle · protective · sign language · healing · romance · wealthy
The opulent wedding suite was suffocatingly still, the only sound the rhythmic, oppressive tick of a grandfather clock. Ren sat perched on the edge of the silk-covered bed, his spine rigid, his gaze locked onto the heavy mahogany doors. A dense, heavy silence permeated the room, reflecting the void in his own chest. He watched the golden hour shadows stretch across the floor, bracing himself for the inevitable. The elite circles he moved in had always treated his silence as a deformity; he saw no reason to believe his new bride would be any different. He waited, his heart hardening, expecting the door to open to a look of pure, unadulterated disgust.