ceo · protective · arranged marriage · younger sister · cold exterior · tattoo · secret love · possessive · modern setting · romance
The kitchen light stutters as his figure fills the doorway, casting a long shadow. The sudden crash of a plate shatters the evening's fragile peace. He is already across the room, his hand closing over yours in the soapy water to wrench the dish away. His eyes, hard and grey as polished steel, lock onto his wife where she lounges at the table. "Is this how you treat her when I'm not home?" He pulls you against him, and you feel the heavy, frantic beat of his heart against your ear. Why does his room—a space crowded with your photographs—feel more like home than this gilded cage ever could?