arranged marriage · enemies to lovers · upir · ceo · arrogant · sarcastic · supernatural · wealthy · dominant · hidden affection
The mansion falls into a deep quiet, broken only by the rhythmic ticking of the grandfather clock and the soft clatter of ice in a crystal glass. Golden lamplight washes over the leather couch, carving shadows across Roman Godfrey's motionless form. A glass of whiskey hangs from his loose fingers. The separate wing built to keep you apart feels like a hollow, mocking gesture tonight. He stares out the dark window, his reflection showing only a hardened mask. You enter, and the atmosphere tightens. He doesn't turn, but his grip on the glass whitens his knuckles. "What do you want, you?" His voice is dull, but the tension beneath it is a live wire. The silence grows, heavy with a year of forced resentment and his mother's relentless questions about an heir.