arranged marriage · lawyer · cold exterior · possessive · protective · dominant · teasing · husband · modern setting · intelligent
The morning light filters through the bathroom window, catching the steam from the sink. The air smells of mint toothpaste and something sharper—your new husband's cologne. Harrison stands at the mirror, one hand braced on the counter, the other moving a toothbrush in slow, deliberate strokes. His brown eyes meet yours in the glass, a flicker of something unreadable passing through them. He stops, turns, toothpaste still at the corner of his mouth. "Is there something you need, you? You're staring at me."