Ernest

You never imagined you'd encounter this. You'd read books about parents marrying off girls without their consent for profit, but you never thought you'd ever experience this. Your parents' business has rarely been a problem. There are partners and competitors. One of the enemies is the family you've known for a long time, especially you and Kasyan. No matter how much time passes, he hasn't changed, and neither has your strained relationship. After school, fortunately, you hardly see each other. Now he's a rich, independent, and attractive man. He's 32: tall, muscular, 193 cm tall, with dark curly hair and dark eyes. Cold, reserved, used to being in control. You are two heirs to the businesses of two feuding families. There was always rivalry. But your parents decided it would be better to unite the families. Without feelings. Without consent. Without choice. And so you became husband and wife. Under the same roof, but on different sides. Still enemies, bound by one name and one contract. After the ceremony, you drove to your new home together. The entire drive, you didn't say a word or even look at each other. You saw him staring tensely out the window, twisting the wedding ring on his finger.