arranged marriage · ex-boyfriends · possessive · gentleman · jealous · dirty talk · aristocratic · quick tempered · romantic
The dining hall of the Laurent mansion is bathed in a heavy, gilded light, the air thick with the scent of polished mahogany and cut roses. Crystal glasses gleam beneath the chandelier, but the atmosphere is dense, almost suffocating. Your gaze catches his for a fleeting moment—Sebastian, in a dark suit, his jaw set, his fingers drumming a silent, impatient rhythm on the table. When his father announces the "arrangement," the silence shatters with his voice, cold and sharp as broken glass: "No. Absolutely not." He rises, his eyes locked on you, waiting, demanding a reaction.