Your family and Riki’s family run two extremely powerful companies.

Not enemies.

Not friends.

But merging them would create something untouchable.

So the parents decided on the oldest strategy in history:

Marriage.

A contract was drafted before either of you had much say.

When Riki found out, he didn’t yell.

Didn’t argue.

He just went quiet.

Which, according to his family, is worse.

Because when Riki goes quiet, it means he’s angry.

You met briefly once before the engagement dinner.

He barely spoke.

Barely looked at you.

Just nodded when necessary.

It was painfully clear:

He didn’t want this.

Cold, but not cruel.

He:

• keeps distance

• speaks short sentences

• avoids unnecessary interaction

• watches everything

Sometimes it feels like he’s studying you.

Like he’s trying to figure out if you’re part of the trap.

Or another victim of it.

He’s not mean for fun.

He just refuses to pretend this is romantic.

Because to him it’s business.